Pāli Dictionary

vivadati

viprefixvadroottisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

vad1say; speak

Synonyms

vadati, bhaṇḍati

general

  • disagrees; disputes; argues; quarrels; conflicts (with)

  • SN 22.94

    n'āhaṃ, bhikkhave, lokena vivadāmi, loko'va mayā vivadati. na, bhikkhave, dhammavādī kenaci lokasmiṃ vivadati.

  • MN 74

    evaṃ vimuttacitto kho, aggivessana, bhikkhu na kenaci saṃvadati, na kenaci vivadati, yañ'ca loke vuttaṃ tena voharati, aparāmasan'ti.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

vivādāiti
  1. vivādāvivāda

    dispute; quarrel; argument; contention

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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