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sāraṇīyo

sāraṇīya

masc nom sg of sāraṇīya (ptp)

1. polite; pleasant; charming; (comm) fit to be remembered; lit. to be desired
2. worth remembering; should not be forgotten; lit. to be remembered

Etymology. saṃ > sā + √raj + aṇīya; from √raj 'desire'; Sanskrit saṃrañjanīya [saṃrañj]

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

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