Pāli Dictionary

paṭivacana

patiprefixvacrootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

vac1say; speak

Synonyms

byākata, veyyākaraṇa

general

  • an answer; reply; response; rejoinder

  • DN 4

    evaṃ vutte, soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca, tiṭṭhatu bhavaṃ gotamo, tuṇhī bhavaṃ gotamo hotu, aham'eva tesaṃ sahadhammena paṭivacanaṃ karissāmī'ti.

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