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A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- "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")
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Alternative letter-case form of kshatriya.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani
From Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “(the warrior or military caste or a member of this caste”), from क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Akin to satrap.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Balinese:
satriya
— a member of warrior caste
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Bengali:
ক্ষত্রিয়
(khotriẏo)
— a member of warrior caste
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Burmese:
ခတ္တိယ
(hkatti.ya.)
— a member of warrior caste
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Chinese Mandarin:
剎帝利 /刹帝利
(chàdìlì)
— a member of warrior caste
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Dutch:
kshattriya
— a member of warrior caste
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Esperanto:
kŝatrio
— a member of warrior caste
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French:
kshatriya
— a member of warrior caste
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German:
Kshatriya
— a member of warrior caste
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Gujarati:
ક્ષત્રિય
(kṣatriya)
— a member of warrior caste
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Hindi:
क्षत्रिय
(kṣatriya)
— a member of warrior caste
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Indonesian:
kesatria
— a member of warrior caste
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Japanese:
クシャトリヤ
(kushatoriya)
— a member of warrior caste
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Javanese:
ꦱꦠꦿꦶꦪ
(satriya)
— a member of warrior caste
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Kannada:
ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯ
(kṣatriya)
— a member of warrior caste
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Khmer:
ក្សត្រ
(ksat)
— a member of warrior caste
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Korean:
크샤트리야
(keusyateuriya)
— a member of warrior caste
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Lao:
ກະສັດ
(ka sat)
— a member of warrior caste
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Malay:
kesatria
— a member of warrior caste
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Malayalam:
ക്ഷത്രിയൻ
(kṣatriyaṉ)
— a member of warrior caste
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Marathi:
क्षत्रिय
(kṣatriy)
— a member of warrior caste
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Nepali:
क्षेत्री
(kṣetrī)
— a member of warrior caste
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Pali:
khattiya
— a member of warrior caste
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Persian:
کشاتریا
(kšâtriyâ)
— a member of warrior caste
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Persian:
چهتری
(čhatrī)
— a member of warrior caste
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Polish:
kszatrija
— a member of warrior caste
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Portuguese:
xátria
— a member of warrior caste
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Punjabi:
ਖੱਤਰੀ
(khattarī)
— a member of warrior caste
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Russian:
кша́трия
(kšátrija)
— a member of warrior caste
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Sanskrit:
क्षत्रिय
(kṣatriya)
— a member of warrior caste
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Serbo-Croatian:
кша̀трија
— a member of warrior caste
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Serbo-Croatian:
kšàtrija
— a member of warrior caste
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Sinhalese:
ක්ෂත්රිය
(kṣatriya)
— a member of warrior caste
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Spanish:
kshatriya
— a member of warrior caste
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Tamil:
சத்திரியர்
(cattiriyar)
— a member of warrior caste
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Telugu:
క్షత్రియ
(kṣatriya)
— a member of warrior caste
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Thai:
กษัตริย์
(gà-sàt)
— a member of warrior caste
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Turkish:
kşatriya
— a member of warrior caste
