Pasaṃsā (feminine) [from pa + śaṃs; cf. Vedic praśaṃsā] praise, applause D III 260; S I 202; Thag 609; Snp 213, 826, 895; Miln 377; Pj II 155. In composition the form is pasaṃsa°, e.g. °āvahana bringing applause Snp 256; °kāma desirous of praise Snp 825, cf. Nidd I 163; °lābha gain of praise Snp 828. As adjective pasaṃsa "laudable, praiseworthy" it is better taken as gerund of pasaṃsati (= pasaṃsiya); thus at Pv IV 7 13 (pāsaṃsa Minayeff); Pv-a 8, 89 (= anindita).
(fem, fem, abstr, from pasaṃsati) praise (by); approval (of); commendation (of) praise, commendation Construction: pa + √saṃs + ā