Sārāṇīya (adjective) [the question of derivation is still unsettled. According to Trenckner ("Notes" 75) from saraṇa (i.e. saraṇa 1 or sarana 2 ?) with double vr̥ddhi. Kern ( Toev. II 74) considers the (B)Sanskrit saṃrañjanīya as the original and derives it from saṃ + raj to rejoice, to gladden: see rañjati. The BHS is divided: Mvu III 47, 60, 206 etc. has sārāyaṇiya, whereas Avś I 229 and Divy 404 read saṃrañjanī and saṃrañjanīya (see below). — The commentary at Ja IV 99 derives it from saraṇa 3 in explaining sārāṇīyā kathā as "sāritabba-yuttakā kathā"] courteous, polite, friendly (making happy, pleasing gladdening?), only in combination with kathā, dhamma, or dhammakathā, e.g. s. kathā polite speech, either in phrase sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāreti to exchange greetings of friendliness and courtesy D I 52; M I 16 (explained inter alia as "anussariyamāna-sukhato s." at Ps I 110); A I 55, 281; II 42; cf. BHS sammodanīṃ saṃrañjanīṃ vividhāṃ k. vyatisārya Avś I 229. — sārāṇīyaṃ kathaṃ. katheti Dhp-a I 107; IV 87; sārāṇīyā dhammā states of conciliation, fraternal living ( D.B. III 231) D III 245; M I 322; II 250; A III 288; V 89; As 294; Ja V 382; cf. BHS saṃrañjanīyan dharmaṃ samādāya Divy 404. — sārāṇīyaṃ dhammakathaṃ suṇāti Dhp-a IV 168.
(ptp, ptp of sārajjati) polite; pleasant; charming; (comm) fit to be remembered [lit.] to be desired Construction: saṃ > sā + √raj + aṇīya