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kshatri

kshatri is the alternative form of kshatriya.

Meaning of kshatriya

Noun

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.
    • 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.2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books, published 2007, page 307

Forms of kshatri

pluralkshatris

Questions about kshatri

What is kshatri the alternative form of?
Kshatri is the alternative form of kshatriya.

Words near kshatri in the dictionary

  1. KSers
  2. KSF
  3. KSFs
  4. KSH
  5. kshanti
  6. kshatri
  7. kshatris
  8. kshatriya
  9. kshatriyahood
  10. kshatriyas
  11. kshetra

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