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emphasised, while that he died as being in the womb, and that he is the same person as in the womb are kept out of picture.
Though all things have many characteristics in a given context, whichever is/are the relevant characteristic/s are brought forward and only then normal intercourse takes place. For example, the same person is a father - from the point of view of his children, and is a son - from the point of view of his parents. Thus two seemingly opposing characteristics of fatherhood and sonhood are there in the same person. This too is not false. So far the Verse 204 is explained on the basis of the smaller commentary on this verse. But in the larger commentary the great principles known as Saptabhangi are explained. This Saptabhangi is an exhaustive methodology of describing anything, as follows: 1) - Somehow, it is 2) - Somehow, it is not. 3) - Somehow, it is and it is not. 4) - Somehow, it is indescribable. 5) - Somehow, it is and it is indescribable. 6) - Somehow, it is not and it is indescribable. 7) - Somehow, it is, it is not and it is indescribable. For example, in describing a sick person we would use the following seven sentences respectively:. 1) He is well. 2) He is not well. 3) He is well, He is not well. 4) I cannot say if he will pull through. 5) He is well but I cannot say if he will pull through. 6) He is not well but I cannot say if he will pull through. 7) He is well, He is not well, also I cannot say if he will pull through.
These seven sentences, respectively, illustrate the use of the
