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vadanti

vadati

pr 3rd pl of vadati (verb)

1. says; speaks; tells (to)
2. disputes; argues; debates; lit. speaks
3. (of a musical instrument) plays; makes sound; lit. speaks
4. advises; instructs; lit. speaks
5. (of a text) says; means; lit. speaks

Etymology. vada + ti; from √vad 'say, speak'; Sanskrit vadati [vad]

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

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