Definition of Kshatriya

1. Noun. A member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste.

Generic synonyms: Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani

Definition of Kshatriya

1. n. The military caste, the second of the four great Hindoo castes; also, a member of that caste. See Caste.

Definition of Kshatriya

1. Noun. The second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Indian society: the warrior or military caste. (Plural: '''kshatriya'''.) ¹

2. Noun. A member of this caste. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kshatriya

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krypses
krypsis
krypton
krypton radioisotopes
kryptonite
kryptons
kryptopyrrole
kryptopyrroles
krytron
krytrons
kryzhanovskite
ksar
ksars
ksgA methyltransferase
kshatriya
kshatriyas
ktenasite
ktenology
kthx
kthxbye
ku-chiku
kub film
kubasa
kubasas
kubba
kubihineri
kubisagari
kuchcha

Literary usage of Kshatriya

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1869)
"This journey is of minor importance ; but it contains a curious account of a meeting between the two Ram as; that is, between Rama the Kshatriya and Rama ..."

2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1838)
"The decay of the Kshatriya class lay have been owing to the peaceful habits of the people nd their freedom from foreign invasion, and the con- equent want ..."

3. Indian Caste by John Wilson (1877)
"The principal duty assigned to the Shudra is that of serving the Brahman, the Kshatriya, and the Vaishya, especially the Brahman, for whose advantage, ..."

4. A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule by Pramatha Náth Bose (1894)
"Just as on the formation of the Kshatriya castes. . function-castes in the later Vedic period, ... Kshatriya ..."

5. A History of Hindu Civilisation During British Rule by Pramatha Nath Bose (1894)
"... of Various function- . . . . , . . v and the Kshatriyas to some extent dis- and partly of the appear.* Tust as on the formation of the Kshatriya castes. ..."

6. The History of India: The Hindu and Mahometan Periods by Mountstuart Elphinstone (1874)
"The great teachers of this highest knowledge are not Brahmans but Kshatriyas, and Brahmans are continually represented as going to the great Kshatriya kings ..."

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