Anussavika (adjective) [from anussava] "belonging to hearsay", traditional; one who is familiar with tradition or who learns from hearsay M I 520; II 211. Cf. anussutika.
(masc, masc, agent, from anussava) traditionalist; who repeats what one has heard; who follows the Vedic tradition [lit.] who hears along Construction: anu + √su > sav + *a + ika anussava + ika