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kshatriya en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkʃat.ɹi.ə/
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Etymology

From Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “(the warrior or military caste or a member of this caste”), from क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Akin to satrap.

Meanings

1. A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.
   • "Bṛhannaḍā said, 'It is not the habit of a kṣatriya to flee like this; death in battle is preferable to flight in fear.'" (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")
   • The kshatriya could only hope to become a monk in his next life, but given the nature of his daily karma, it seemed unlikely that he could achieve even this limited goal. 2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books, published 2007, page 307:

Forms

Deriveds

kshatriyahood

Translations (37)

gu ક્ષત્રિય (a member of warrior caste) · ja クシャトリヤ (a member of warrior caste) · pt xátria (a member of warrior caste) · sh kšàtrija (a member of warrior caste) · nl kshattriya (a member of warrior caste) · es kshatriya (a member of warrior caste) · jv ꦱꦠꦿꦶꦪ (a member of warrior caste) · fr kshatriya (a member of warrior caste) · ban satriya (a member of warrior caste) · pl kszatrija (a member of warrior caste) · de Kshatriya (a member of warrior caste) · te క్షత్రియ (a member of warrior caste) · ta சத்திரியர் (a member of warrior caste) · mr क्षत्रिय (a member of warrior caste) · ko 크샤트리야 (a member of warrior caste) · my ခတ္တိယ (a member of warrior caste) · lo ກະສັດ (a member of warrior caste) · pa ਖੱਤਰੀ (a member of warrior caste) · bn ক্ষত্রিয় (a member of warrior caste) · ne क्षेत्री (a member of warrior caste) · tr kşatriya (a member of warrior caste) · hi क्षत्रिय (a member of warrior caste) · ms kesatria (a member of warrior caste) · ru кша́трия (a member of warrior caste) · ml ക്ഷത്രിയൻ (a member of warrior caste) · id kesatria (a member of warrior caste) · sa क्षत्रिय (a member of warrior caste) · fa-cls چهتری (a member of warrior caste) · kn ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯ (a member of warrior caste) · pi khattiya (a member of warrior caste) · th กษัตริย์ (a member of warrior caste) · sh кша̀трија (a member of warrior caste) · eo kŝatrio (a member of warrior caste) · si ක්ෂත්රිය (a member of warrior caste) · fa کشاتریا (a member of warrior caste) · cmn 剎帝利 /刹帝利 (a member of warrior caste) · km ក្សត្រ (a member of warrior caste)