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ovada

ovadati

imp 2nd sg of ovadati (verb); masc voc sg of ovadanta (prp); nt voc sg of ovadanta (prp); reflx aor 1st sg of ovadi (verb)

1. ovadati (pr): advises; instructs; admonishes; lit. speaks down
2. ovadanta (prp): advising; instructing; admonishing; lit. speaking down
3. ovadi (aor): gave advice, admonished; lit. spoke down

Etymology. ava + vada + ti; from √vad 'say, speak'; Sanskrit avavad (bsk) [avavad]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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