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kshatriya

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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)

  1. 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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