Kshatriya
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- noun
- /kʃəˈtrɪjə/
- Indian
- You are born a Brahman, a Kshatriya, or a Vaishya, destined, whatever your talents and interests, to be a scholar or priest, a warrior or statesman, a farmer or tradesman.
- Kshatriya (warrior)
- Kshatriya caste
Examples
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Kshatriya, the warrior to the arms.
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It was probably they, sharing a common Kshatriya status, who started to call themselves or were addressed as Babujees by others in the late nineteenth century.
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So you might think, for instance, about the Brahman class being above the Kshatriya class in in post conquest India, right?
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Kshatriya.
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The high castes (Brahmin and Kshatriya) constituted some 13 percent of the immigrants.
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Yet all the members of the various castes—Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Shudra—belong to the same race.
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The Dusadh's claim to the Rajput name and Kshatriya varna was not recognized by Vaish and the high castes, although they did not oppose using the name Rajput.
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As a kshatriya, he was trained from a young age to defend his kingdom.
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The kshatriya was revered for his bravery in battle and commitment to his people.
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In ancient India, a kshatriya was expected to uphold justice and protect the innocent.
Synonyms
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A person from a family of Hindu warriors in northern India
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kshatriya comes from the Sanskrit root kshatra, which means 'rule' or 'power'. So a Kshatriya was originally a member of the warrior and ruling class whose job was to protect people and govern the land.