Pāsaṃsa (adjective) [gerundive from pasaṃsati with pā for pa as in similar formations (see pāmokkha)] to be praised; praiseworthy M I 15, 404; II 227 (dasa °ṭṭhānāni); A V 129 (the same); Ja III 493; Pv IV 7 13 ; Nett 52.
(ptp, ptp of pasaṃsati) praiseworthy; commendable; laudable [lit.] to be praised Construction: pa > pā + √saṃs + *ya