📚 noun • entry_id 39084
kshatriya
/ˈkʃat.ɹi.ə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
kshatriya
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")
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.
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