The importance of situational or contextual factors in determining the exact meaning of an expression has been emphasized by various writers in Bharatavarsha. According to Brhddevata the rule that the meaning of an expression has to be determined from the considerations of a few factors, applicable to both Vedic mantras as well as that of an ordinary sentence. <blockquote>अर्थात्प्रकरणाल्लिङ्गाद् औचित्याद्देशकालतः । मन्त्रेष्वर्थविवेकः स्याद् इतरेष्विति च स्थितिः ।। ११ ८।। (Brhdevata. 2.118)<ref>Brhddevata ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A8 Adhyaya 2])</ref></blockquote>Summary: The meaning, of Vedic mantras and those (words) other than mantras is to be determined from considerations of | The importance of situational or contextual factors in determining the exact meaning of an expression has been emphasized by various writers in Bharatavarsha. According to Brhddevata the rule that the meaning of an expression has to be determined from the considerations of a few factors, applicable to both Vedic mantras as well as that of an ordinary sentence. <blockquote>अर्थात्प्रकरणाल्लिङ्गाद् औचित्याद्देशकालतः । मन्त्रेष्वर्थविवेकः स्याद् इतरेष्विति च स्थितिः ।। ११ ८।। (Brhdevata. 2.118)<ref>Brhddevata ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A8 Adhyaya 2])</ref></blockquote>Summary: The meaning, of Vedic mantras and those (words) other than mantras is to be determined from considerations of |