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upavādakā

upavādaka

masc nom pl of upavādaka (noun); masc instr sg of upavādaka (noun); masc abl sg of upavādaka (noun); masc voc sg of upavādaka (noun); …

  1. blamer (of); who finds fault (with); lit. who speaks near

Etymology. upa + √vad > vād + *aka; from √vad 'say, speak'; Sanskrit upavāda, apavādaka [upavad]

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

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