क्षेत्री

Nepali

FWOTD – 28 September 2018

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “protector of gentle people”), derived from Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 (xšāyaθiya, “emperor”), from which is derived Persian شاه (šâh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʂet̪.ɾi], [ˈ(k)ʃet̪.ɾi]

Adjective

क्षेत्री • (kṣetrī)

1. being a member of the kshatriya caste (Kshetri)
2. governing, endowed with sovereignty

   क्षेत्रमाथि शासन गर्ने अधिपति नै क्षेत्री हो ।

   kṣetramāthi śāsan garne adhipati nai kṣetrī ho .

   Kshetri is the ruler of the region or dominion.

Noun

क्षेत्री • (kṣetrī) m, feminine क्षेत्रिनी (kṣetrinī)

1. kshatriya (ruling and warrior castes or varnas in traditional Nepali Khas society: the warrior or military caste)
   • 1950, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Muna Madan, →ISBN:

     क्षेत्रीको छोरो यो पाउ छुन्छ, घिनले छुदैन
     मानिस ठूलो दिलले हुन्छ, जातले हुदैन ।

     kṣetrīko choro yo pāu chuncha, ghinle chudaina
     mānis ṭhūlo dille huncha, jātle hudaina .

     I, being son of Kshetri, touch your [Tibetan man's] feet without disgust
     Man becomes great by heart, not by caste.

2. a descendant of Vedic kshatriya man living in the Pahari zone
3. any authorized man of thread wearing warrior clan (as Chauhan, Marhatta (e.g; Resh Marhatta)) and his descendents
4. any person born from a kshatriya father irrespective of mother's caste