kshatriya
/ˈkʃat.ɹi.ə/
kshatriya noun: a member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.
Noun (1)
kshatriya (plural kshatriyas)
- 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
- "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")
Noun (2) capitalized: Kshatriya
Kshatriya (plural Kshatriyas)
- Alternative letter-case form of kshatriya.
kshatriya meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
kshatriya in Hindi
- a member of warrior caste
- क्षत्रिय kṣatriya
kshatriya in Tamil
- a member of warrior caste
- சத்திரியர் cattiriyar
kshatriya in Marathi
- a member of warrior caste
- क्षत्रिय kṣatriy
kshatriya in Bengali
- a member of warrior caste
- ক্ষত্রিয় khotriẏo
More languagesFewer languages
- kshatriya in Telugu
- క్షత్రియ kṣatriya
- kshatriya in Malayalam
- ക്ഷത്രിയൻ kṣatriyaṉ
- kshatriya in Kannada
- ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯ kṣatriya
- kshatriya in Punjabi
- ਖੱਤਰੀ khattarī
- kshatriya in Gujarati
- ક્ષત્રિય kṣatriya
- kshatriya in Sanskrit
- क्षत्रिय kṣatriya
- kshatriya in Sinhala
- ක්ෂත්රිය kṣatriya
- kshatriya in Nepali
- क्षेत्री kṣetrī
- kshatriya in Malay
- kesatria
- kshatriya in Indonesian
- kesatria
- kshatriya in Persian
- کشاتریا kšâtriyâ
- kshatriya in Thai
- กษัตริย์ gà-sàt
- kshatriya in Myanmar
- ခတ္တိယ hkatti.ya.
Forms of kshatriya
| plural | kshatriyas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Kshatriya |
| alternative form | kṣatriya |
| alternative form | cshatriya |
| alternative form | kshatri |
| alternative form | Khatri |
| alternative form | chittery |
| plural | Kshatriyas |
Origin of kshatriya
From Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “(the warrior or military caste or a member of this caste”), from क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Akin to satrap.
Words formed from kshatriya
Questions about kshatriya
- What does kshatriya mean?
- Kshatriya means a member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.
- What is kshatriya in Hindi?
- Kshatriya in Hindi is क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya). See Kshatriya meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is kshatriya?
- Kshatriya is a noun.
- How do you pronounce kshatriya?
- Kshatriya is pronounced /ˈkʃat.ɹi.ə/.
- What is the plural of kshatriya?
- The plural of kshatriya is kshatriyas.
Words near kshatriya in the dictionary
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