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Kshatriya

Meaning of "Kshatriya" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KSHATRIYA

From Sanskrit, from kshatra rule.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF KSHATRIYA

ˈkʃætrɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KSHATRIYA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kshatriya is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KSHATRIYA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kshatriya

Kshatriya, from Kshatra, is one of the four varnas of the Hindu society. The Sanskrit term Kshatriya belonged to the Vedic society wherein members organized themselves into 3 classes: Brahmin, Kshatriya, and Vaishya. Traditionally, Kshatriya constitute the ruling and military elite. Their role was to protect society by fighting in wartime and governing in peacetime.

Definition of Kshatriya in the English dictionary

The definition of Kshatriya in the dictionary is a member of the second of the four main Hindu castes, the warrior caste.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KSHATRIYA

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KSHATRIYA

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WORDS THAT END LIKE KSHATRIYA

aliya · Antakiya · Bharatiya · dahabiya · guberniya · hiya · jamahiriya · jambiya · Nishinomiya · Oriya · ouguiya · Rossiya · Sofiya · sokaiya

Synonyms and antonyms of Kshatriya in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kshatriya» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KSHATRIYA

Find out the translation of Kshatriya to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Kshatriya from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kshatriya» in English.
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刹帝利
1,325 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
570 millions of speakers
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English

Kshatriya
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

क्षत्रिय
380 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
280 millions of speakers
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кшатриев
278 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
270 millions of speakers
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ক্ষত্রিয়
260 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
220 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
190 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
180 millions of speakers
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クシャトリヤ
130 millions of speakers
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크샤트리아
85 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
85 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
80 millions of speakers
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சத்ரிய
75 millions of speakers
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क्षत्रिया
75 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
70 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
65 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
50 millions of speakers
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кшатріїв
40 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
30 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
15 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
14 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
10 millions of speakers
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Kshatriya
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kshatriya

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KSHATRIYA»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kshatriya

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KSHATRIYA»

Discover the use of Kshatriya in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kshatriya and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Caste Kinship and Community: Social System of a Bengal Caste
The traditional legends of origin are deliberately connected with these Hindu deities to emphasise the Hindu character of the caste. It is a common feature of the Hindu low castes to claim a higher varna status, usually a Kshatriya status, ...
Satadal Dasgupta, 1993
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Anthropology of Weaker Sections
The Karan said that the Kshatriya are superior to the Karan in caste status, (one respondent said that the Kshatriya are equal in social status and prestige to the Karan). The Karan arc claiming their high position because in Orissa they are just  ...
Surajit Sinha, 1993
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Thai Radical Discourse: The Real Face of Thai Feudalism Today
The corresponding term for the kshatriya, called SUZERAIN (adhiraja), was LIEGELORD, meaning "the big lord-master." There were two ceremonies for the granting and receiving of land. The first ceremony was called INVESTITURE, meaning ...
‎1987
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Krishna's Song: A New Look at the Bhagavad Gita
For a Kshatriya, like Arjuna, this system teaches that death in battle is the highest duty, a religious sacrifice, and a sacred rite. The Mahabharata describes the Kshatriya arena of worship: His bow is his sacrificial stake, his bowstring the cord for ...
Steven Rosen, 2007
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Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North ...
504 Kshatriya functions. This barbarous piece of magic apparently drove Vasishtha to espouse Samvarana's cause, the more so in that his own sons had been put to death by Sudas' descendants. After Samvarana came Kuru, who gave his ...
IBBETSON, Maclagan
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Roman Catholic Kshatriya
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Roman Catholic Kshatriyas (RCK), are descendants of Kshatriya gaunkars (landlords) and some Vaishya converts to Roman Catholicism in the modern day.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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Locality, Province and Nation: Essays on Indian Politics ...
The Sabha's energetic beginnings were reflected in two journals, the Sansar Mitra and the Globe, which were devoted to topics of reform and caste hagiography.165 They joined to become the Kalwar Kshatriya Mitra about 1909. Hanuman ...
John Gallagher, Gordon Johnson, Anil Seal, 1973
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Modernisation of Buddhism: Contributions of Ambedkar and ...
It is the original Dhamma of the Buddha. Ambedkar's Adi-Buddhism put forwards two important arguments regarding the identity and purpose of the Buddha and the Buddhism respectively. The Gautama Buddha was a Kshatriya, according to ...
Lella Karunyakara, 2002
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A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and ...
Whatever the historical facts may have been there is hardly a name in the semi- mythical legends of the modern Punjab which does not appear in the Kshatriya chronicles. Quite apart from the resemblance of the names Kshatriya and Kbatri ...
‎1997
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Community Dominance and Political Modernisation: The Lingayats
Kamar Sonar Blacksmith Goldsmith Kshatriya Brahmin 2. Kshatriya- Kshatriya- Brahmin- Rajput Vaishya Rajput Vaishya 3. 4. Sutradar Nai Carpenter Barber Vaishya Brahmin Thakur Brahmin 5. 6. Napit Rawani Barber Water-carrier Kshatriya ...
Shankaragouda Hanamantagouda Patil, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KSHATRIYA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kshatriya is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kshatriya Mahasabha demands welfare for Kishan Debey's family
Jamshedpur : The women unit of Kshatriya Mahasabha demanded the Government to take steps for the welfare of family members of the BSF ... «Avenue Mail, Jul 15»
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Playing with bondage - Life and style - Mid-Day
He has called it a day and is about to pack his bags, when a certain Vanda Jordan (played by Pooja Kshatriya) makes a dramatic entry on the ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
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'Approve dams only if water plan is in place' - The Times of India
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in his capacity as state water council chief and chief secretary Swadheen Kshatriya in his capacity as the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Trade to tourism to tennis: 100 years on, Indo-Swiss partnership …
Speaking on the occasion, state Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshatriya said that India's non-alignment and Switzerland's neutrality make the two ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
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Charges in chikki row `partly true`, admits Pankaja Munde - NYOOOZ
Along with Munde, the HC has directed to issue notices to chief secretary Swadheen Kshatriya, the child development scheme commissioner ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Top govt officials brief HC on schemes in tribal areas
Nine IAS officers would be appointed as project officers, chief secretary Swadheen Kshatriya told the division bench of Chief Justice Mohit ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
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CM Keynotes 2015 Bruhan Maharashtra Mandal Convention
Swadhin Kshatriya, the chief secretary of Maharashtra state, was also present though he did not address the audience. A delightful opening ... «India West, Jul 15»
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Would amend law to protect tenants of cessed bldgs: CM | Free …
Replying to supplementary questions, the Chief Minister said chief secretary Swadheen Kshatriya has held two meetings regarding status of ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»
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Film review: 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' has two stars, neither of whom is …
... circumstances that Shahida is neither a Brahmin nor a Kshatriya but a Pakistani Muslim, he decides to take her back home by hook or crook. «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
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The essence of Ramayana is dharma
He annihilates demons which is the dharma of a kshatriya-a warrior- and he kills Bali, the invincible, to keep his dharma as a friend. He killed ... «onmanorama, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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