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paṭivajjā

opt 3rd sg of paṭivajjā (verb)

1. should respond; would retort; could counter; should answer back

Etymology. pati + √vad + eyyā > vajjā; from √vad 'say, speak'; Sanskrit [prativad]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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