kshatriya

plural kshatriyas · alternative Kshatriya · alternative kṣatriya · alternative cshatriya · alternative kshatri · alternative Khatri · alternative chittery

1. A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.

   "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") (+ Can anyone date, find the author, and find the translator of this quotation?)

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   He was the son of a kṣatriya and kṣatriyas are notorious for their quick tempers.

   1973, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, On the Way to Kṛṣṇahttps://prabhupadabooks.com/otwtk, page 58

   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

plural Kshatriyas

1. Alternative letter-case form of kshatriya.