anya ja

 anya means “other, different, another,” while anya‑ja (अन्यज) means “born of another, of different origin.”

✅ Meaning of anya (अन्य)

The word anya is a very common Sanskrit determiner/adjective meaning “other, different, another, else than.”
This is supported extensively in the Sanskrit dictionary entries

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Key senses include:

• other, different — “another, not the same”

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• other than / different from (used with ablative) — e.g., “other than X”

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• another person (opposite of sva “one’s own”) — “someone else”

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• additional, new, more — e.g., “another ten coins”

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• ordinary / any one in some contexts

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The term appears widely in Hindu, Jain, and linguistic contexts, always with the core meaning of difference or otherness.

✅ Meaning of anya‑ja (अन्यज / anya‑ja)

The compound anya‑ja is formed from:

• anya = other
• ja = born, produced

Thus anya‑ja literally means “born of another.”
This is confirmed in the Sanskrit dictionary and Pāñcarātra sources

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Main meanings:

• “of a different origin”

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• “born of another family / born elsewhere”

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• In Pāñcarātra texts: “a common person” (contrasted with king or minister)

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It is also related to the synonym anyajāta (“born elsewhere”).

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