Pāli Dictionary

ovādaka

avaprefixvadrootakasuffix

Part of speech

adjective · masculine

Root

vad1ပြော; စကားပြောပါ

Synonyms


monastic

  • ဆုံးမတတ်သော၊ ဩဝါဒပေးသော ဆရာ

  • one who advises, teaches, instructs or exhorts; a spiritual instructor, teacher, advisor

  • SN 22.85

    evam'etaṃ, āvuso sāriputta, hoti yesaṃ āyasmantānaṃ tādisā sabrahmacārino anukampakā atthakāmā ovādakā anusāsakā. idañ'ca pana me āyasmato sāriputtassa dhammadesanaṃ sutvā anupādāya āsavehi cittaṃ vimuttan'ti.

  • SN 16.7

    kusīto purisapuggalo'ti, bhante, parihānam'etaṃ, duppañño purisapuggalo'ti, bhante, parihānam'etaṃ, kodhano purisapuggalo'ti, bhante, parihānam'etaṃ, upanāhī purisapuggalo'ti, bhante, parihānam'etaṃ, na santi bhikkhū ovādakā'ti, bhante, parihānam'etaṃ.

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