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pāsaṁsoti

pāsaṁsati

3rd person singular present indicative of pāsaṁsati

1. praises
2. commends
3. approves

Built from

• pā — prefix · forward, intensifying
  Pushes the action forth and out; works like Latin pro- and English for-/forth.
• saṁ — prefix · together, completely
  Brings elements into one; here combines with the following root to create completeness of action.
• s(a)s — root · praise, speak
  The root of 'praise' or 'say'; found also in saṁsati and related to Sanskrit śaṁs-.
• ati — ending · 3rd singular present
  The present indicative ending marks third person singular; here the stem saṁsa- takes the thematic ending -ti.

Analysis. pā + saṁsati; pā is an intensifying prefix, saṁ (together) + √sas (praise), so 'praises thoroughly' or 'speaks well of'

Etymology. √sas 'praise' with pā- (forward, forth, intensifying) and saṁ- (together, completely). The root likely cognate with Sanskrit śaṁs- 'praise, speak' (śaṁsa 'praise'), suggesting Indo-European *sews- 'say, speak'. The prefix combination brings the concrete image of words brought together and pushed forward into the meaning 'commend thoroughly'.

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

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