kshatriya
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Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “(the warrior or military caste or a member of this caste”), from क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Akin to satrap.
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kshatriya (plural kshatriyas)
- A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.
- 2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books, published 2007, page 307:
- 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.
- "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")
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a member of warrior caste
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