Pāli Dictionary

pasaṃsiya

paprefixsaṃsrootiyasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

saṃs1proclaim; praise

Synonyms

pāsaṃsa, pujja

ethics

  • praiseworthy; commendable; laudable

  • AN 4.3

    yo nindiyaṃ pasaṃsati, taṃ vā nindati yo pasaṃsiyo vicināti mukhena so kaliṃ, kalinā tena sukhaṃ na vindati.

  • SN 1.34

    taṃ ce hi n'āddakkhuṃ tathāvimuttaṃ, (icc'āyasmā mogharājā) devā manussā idha vā huraṃ vā, nar'uttamaṃ atthacaraṃ narānaṃ, ye taṃ namassanti pasaṃsiyā te'ti.

pasaṃsī

approximate

paprefixsaṃsrootīsuffix

via inflected form pasaṃsiyā · instrumental singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

saṃs1proclaim; praise

Synonyms

saṃvaṇṇana

general

  • praising; commending; speaking highly (of)

  • MN 86

    disā hi me khantivādānaṃ, avirodhappasaṃsīnaṃ, suṇantu dhammaṃ kālena, tañ'ca anuvidhīyantu.

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