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ovadatīti

ovadati

pr

1. ovadati (pr): advises; instructs; admonishes; lit. speaks down
2. ovadanta (prp): advising; instructing; admonishing; lit. speaking down

Analysis. ovadati + iti; ovadatī + iti

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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