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newagedna — 9 years ago(November 11, 2016 06:30 PM)

Louise says that the literal meaning of 'war' in Sanskrit means 'a desire for more cows'. What did her Berkley rival translate it as?

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I would guess it meant she was proving she was better at discerning the more subtle meanings implied in translating a language. I missed it too.

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It foreshadowed later when the aliens said they "offer a weapon". Which really turned out to be better translated as tool or gift

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I didn't get why this was important.

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An argument.

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