Kshatriya – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Kshatriya
n.
member of a Kshatriya caste
n.
Hindu caste which was originally a royal and warrior caste but now days is a caste of administrators or governing and military personnel
adj.
of or pertaining to a Kshatriya caste
Kshatriya
Kshatriya (from
kshatra, "rule, authority") is one of the four
varna (social orders) of the
Hindu society. The
Sanskrit term
kshatriya is used in the context of
Vedic society wherein members organised themselves into four classes:
brahmin,
kshatriya,
vaishya and
sudra. Traditionally, the kshatriya constituted the ruling and military elite. Their role was to protect society by fighting in wartime and governing in peacetime.
Kshatriya
Noun
1. a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste
(hypernym) Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani
Kshatriya
(n.)
Alt. of Kshatruya
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
kshatriya
The second of the four main Hindu castes, or
Varnas . This is the caste of warriors, leaders, and administrators.
