# सहज (sahaja)

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सहज (sahaja) is a Sanskrit word meaning born or produced together or at the same time, congenital, innate, hereditary, original, natural, always the same as from the beginning, natural state or disposition, a full brother, the name of various kings and other men. Its 19 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Adjective: Born Together, Innate, Natural, Original, Proper Name: Specific Individuals, Noun: Brother of Whole Blood.

- **Etymology:** E. सह with, and ज born — E. saha with, and ja born
- **SLP1:** `sahaja`  **IAST:** sahaja  **Devanagari:** सहज
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahaja
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sahaja/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** सहजा (sahajā)

## Meanings by context

### Adjective: Born Together, Innate, Natural, Original (9 definitions)
- born or produced together or at the same time  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1193,3] सह (saha) — ज (—ja) mf( आ (ā) )n. born or produced together or at the same time as ( gen. ), TS.; Mn.; Kathās. [ ID=240160 ]
- congenital, innate, hereditary, original, natural  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > congenital, innate, hereditary, original, natural ( ibc., by birth, ‘by nature’, ‘naturally’; with देश (deśa) m. ‘birthplace’, ‘home’), MBh.; Kāv. &c. [ ID=240161 ]
- always the same as from the beginning  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > always the same as from the beginning, Harivaṃśa (Title) 4238 [ ID=240162 ]
- 1. Born or produced together. 2. Innate or natural. 3. A full brother. 4. Natural disposition.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सह (saha) ज (ja) (sahaja) [Printed book page 913 ] सह (saha) ज (ja) (sahaja) mfn. ( - ज (ja) ः (-jaḥ)- ज (ja) ा - ज (ja) ं (-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) ) 1 Co-existent, cognate, born or produced together. 2 Innate, inherent, natural. m. ( - ज (ja) ः (-jaḥ) ) 1 A brother of whole blood. 2 The natural state or disposition. E. सह (saha) with, and ज (ja) born. [ ID=41350 ]
- 1. Born together or inborn. 2. Inherent or natural.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सहज (sahaja) [Printed book page 768-13 ] सह - ज (saha-ja) (I) a. 1. born together, innate, inborn; 2. inherent, natural. [ ID=40236 ]
- 1. Produced together, co-existent, or innate and natural. 2. A brother of whole blood. 3. Natural state or disposition.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सह (saha) ज (ja) (sahaja) [Printed book page 776-b ] सह (saha) ज (ja) (sahaja) mfn. ( - ज (ja) ः (-jaḥ)- ज (ja) ा - ज (ja) ं (-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) ) 1. Co-existent, cognate, born or produced together. 2. Innate, inherent, natural. m. ( - ज (ja) ः (-jaḥ) ) 1. A brother of whole blood. 2. The natural state or disposition. E. सह (saha) with, and ज (ja) born. [ ID=43436 ]
- 1. Born together, innate, or natural. 2. A full brother. 3. The natural state or disposition.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सहज (sahaja) [Printed book page 1028-a ] सहज (sahaja) saha-ja, I. adj. 1. Born or produced with, together, Johns. Sel. 16, 66. 2. Innate, Indr. 4, 7. 3. Na- tural, Hit. 87, 12; Pañc. 110, 15. II. m. 1. A brother of whole blood. 2. The natural state or disposition. [ ID=15912 ]
- 1. Born together with. 2. Innate, inherent, or natural.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सहज (sahaja) [Printed book page 607 ] सहज (sahaja) a. born at the same time or together with ( gen. ); innate, inherent, natural. [ ID=36205 ]
- born together, inborn, natural  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > सहज (sahaja) [Printed book page 270-b ] saha-já, a. born together, con-nate, inborn, natural. [ ID=4527 ]

### Proper Name: Specific Individuals (4 definitions)
- the name of various kings and other men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of various kings and other men, MBh.; Rājat. &c. [ ID=240165 ]
- A Tantric teacher  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Tāntric teacher, Cat. [ ID=240166 ]
- various women  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 1193,3] सह (saha) — जा (—jā) a ( आ (ā) ), f. N. of various women, Rājat.; Buddh. [ ID=240167 ]
- a king  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > सहज (sahaja) [Printed book page 606-2 ] Sahaja, a king. § 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 74 γ, 2732 ( Cedi-Matsyānāṃ, among the wicked kings who annihilated their kinsmen and relatives). [ ID=9248 ]

### Noun: Brother of Whole Blood (3 definitions)
- a full brother  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सह (saha) — ज (—ja) m. a brother of whole blood, L. [ ID=240164 ]
- 1. A full brother or natural disposition. 2. Coexistent, inherent, or innate.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सहज (sahaja) [Printed book page 833-b ] सह - ज (saha-ja) ( जः ) ((jaḥ)) 1. m. A brother of whole blood; natural disposition. a. Co-existent, inherent, innate. [ ID=41082 ]
- 1. A brother of whole blood. 2. The natural state or disposition.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सह - ज (saha-ja) (II) m. 1. a brother of whole blood; 2. the natural state or disposition. [ ID=40237 ]

### Noun: Natural State or Disposition (1 definition)
- natural state or disposition  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सह (saha) — ज (—ja) m. natural state or disposition (said to be also n. ), L. [ ID=240163 ]

### Philosophical Concept: Emancipation During Life (1 definition)
- emancipation during life  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > emancipation during life, Cat. [ ID=240169 ]

### Technical Term: Astrological Mansion (1 definition)
- the third astrological mansion  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सह (saha) — ज (—ja) ( अम् (am) ), n. N. of the third astrol. mansion (said to be also m. ), VarBṛS. [ ID=240168 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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