present 3 singular
admonish
Ovadati [o + vadati. The Sanskrit avavadati is some centuries later and is different in meaning] — to give advice, to admonish, exhort, instruct, usually combined with anusāsati. — present ovadati Vin IV 52 f.; Dhp-a I 11, 13; imperative ovadatu M III 267. — potential ovadeyya Vin IV 52 (= aṭṭhahi garudhammehi ovadati); Snp 1051 (= anusāseyya). — preterit ovadi Dhp-a I 397. — infinitive ovadituṃ Vin I 59 (+ anusāsituṃ). — gerundive ovaditabba Vin II 5; and ovadiya (see seperate). — passive avadiyati; present participle °iyamāna Pp 64 (+ anusāsiyamāna).
instructs; admonishes; counsels
(ava + vad + a), 忠告，勸告。ovadi,【過】。ovadita,【過分】。
(pr, pr) advises; instructs; admonishes gives advice, admonishes [lit.] speaks down Construction: ava + vada + ti