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Sahas
साहसSay it SAA-huss
- Meaning today
- Courage, bravery
- Original meaning
- "boldness, daring; (older senses) rashness, violence" Monier-Williams, p. 1212
- Say it
- SAA-huss
- Written
- साहस
- Other spellings
- Saahas
- First sound
- सा · Kumbh rashi
Sahas
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Sahas meaning
Sahas (साहस) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, सा, it is a Kumbh rashi name (Shatabhisha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Boldness, daring; (older senses) rashness, violence
Also used to mean: courage, bravery
Sahas (साहस) is the everyday Hindi word for courage, taken from Sanskrit sāhasa. Monier-Williams gives the noun as boldness and daring, and also lists harsher older senses such as rashness, violence and a legal fine. The related word sahas means strength, power, force and victory, and in the Rig Veda Agni is called sahasaḥ putra, "son of strength". Name lists give Sahas as "courage" or "bravery", the modern Hindi sense. It is also spelled Saahas.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1212 · entry sāhasa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, sāhasa, p. 1212 · Monier-Williams, sahas, p. 1193
Fits your syllable
First sound सा
Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 2 · Kumbh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Sahas · Saahas