Sanskrit is the only scientific language, where slightest discrepancy reveals itself and auto-corrects. For example:
एकोनविंशतिस्त्रीणां स्नानार्थं सरयुंगतः । विंशति पुनरायातः एको व्याघ्रेन भक्षितः ।
(EKONAVIMSATISTREENAAM SNAANARTHAM SARAYUM GATAH.
VIMSATI PUNARAAYAATAH EKO VYAGRENA BAKSHITAH.)
एकोनविंशतिस्त्रीणां स्नानार्थं सरयुंगतः । विंशति पुनरायातः एको व्याघ्रेन भक्षितः ।
(EKONAVIMSATISTREENAAM SNAANARTHAM SARAYUM GATAH.
VIMSATI PUNARAAYAATAH EKO VYAGRENA BAKSHITAH.)
The normal meaning appears to be 19 ladies went to the river Sarayu for taking a bath. 20 returned and 1 was eaten by a tiger. This is impossible. Thus, there must be something wrong. It can be easily found out by treating एकोनविंशति (EKONAVIMSATI) as एको न विंशति (EKO NA VIMSATI) - one lady and not 20 went to bath. The one who went to bath was eaten by the tiger. The other 20, who went elsewhere returned.
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