(p. 176) ṛju straight; erect; upright; uncurved, unbent; unyielding; candid, frank; sincere; easy; easy to understand or learn or read. ̃কায় a. erect-bodied, upright. ̃তা n. straightness, erectness; uprightness; honesty; sincerity; simplicity. ̃প্রকৃতি same as ঋজুস্বভাব । ̃রেখ a. (geom.) rectilinear. ̃রেখ ক্ষেত্র (geom.) a rectilinear figure. ̃রেখা n. a straight line. ̃স্বভাব a. frank or sincere by nature. 8)

(p. 1027) sōjā straight, uncurved; lying straight in front of (নাক সোজা); lying continually onward; shortest, non-circuitous, direct; honest, upright, virtuous, free from angularities, simple; easy; unequivocal, plain (সোজা কথা); chastened or coerced (মারের চোটে সোজা). adv. straight ahead, continuously onward. সোজা করা v. to straighten; to chasten or coerce. ̃সুজি adv. by the straight or shortest route; straightly, straightway; diagonally; unequivocally, plainly, categorically, outspokenly. 17)