Kshatriya Definition

kə-shătrē-ə, -chăt-
noun
A member of the military Hindu caste, next below the Brahmans.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or relating to the caste of Kshatriyas.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Kshatriya

Noun

Singular:
Kshatriya
Plural:
kshatriyas

Origin of Kshatriya

  • From Hindi क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “protector of gentle people”), from Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatrá, “rule, dominion, authority”). Akin to satrap.

    From Wiktionary

  • Sanskrit kṭatriyaḥ from kṭatram rule, power

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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