Kshatriya (Sanskrit: क्षत्रिय, romanized: Kṣatriya, from Sanskrit kṣatra, "rule, authority"; also called Rajanya) is one of the four varnas (social orders)...

"command", corresponding to Sanskrit kṣatra- (same meaning), from which kṣatriya-, "warrior", is derived. Most recently, the form xšāyaθiya has been analyzed...

North Indian societies, this dichotomy is between the Brāhman and the Kṣatriya. The former is the specialist of ritual Vedic texts, the guardian of the...

susceptible to "mean caste" slurs and slights because of his combined Kṣatriya (Rajput) and cowherd (Ahir) background. Crowley, Thomas (7 September 2020)...

the Vajjika League, were a kṣatriya tribe, and the Vaidehas' Assembly was largely constituted of the heads of the kṣatriya clans of the tribe, although...

sister Sumati; why not Sumati be given in marriage to a Kṣatriya; but where to find an eligible Kṣatriya boy? At this stage Vinatā asked him to go and meet...

teachings helped establish the ancient religion Jainism, is also claimed to be ksatriya by his early followers.) According to early texts such as the Pali Ariyapariyesanā-sutta...

aristocratic oligarchic republic). Like the Sakyas, the Koliyas were a kṣatriya tribe, but unlike the Sakyas who belonged to the Gotama and Ādicca gottas...

susceptible to "mean caste" slurs and slights because of his combined Kṣatriya (Rajput) and cowherd (Ahir) background.". Hiltebeitel 2009, p. 465. Mayaram...

after. Just like a Vaidehas, Licchavikas, and Nāyikas, the Mallakas were a kṣatriya tribe, and each of the republics of the Mallakas were organised into a...

susceptible to "mean caste" slurs and slights because of his combined Kṣatriya (Rajput) and cowherd (Ahir) background. Crowley, Thomas (7 September 2020)...

current among Saharanpur Gurjars and in the depiction of their identity as Ksatriya "kings" in printed histories of the Gujar Jati. Muhammad Asghar (2016)...

among the Varṇas. From his arms emanated the power of protection and the Kṣatriya class who follows that vow, viz. the duty of protecting the world. This...

four varnas are the brahmins (brahmanas—priests, teachers); kshatriyas (ksatriyas—administrators, rulers); vaishyas (vaisyas—farmers, bankers, business...

confederates within the Vajjika League, were a kṣatriya tribe, and their rājās were the heads of the kṣatriya ruling families of Licchavi living in and near...

Pandiya kula sani, Thelungu Kula Kaalan, Keralandhagan, Singalandhagan, Kṣatriya Śikhāmaṇi A Mural of Rajaraja I at Brihadisvara Temple Chola Emperor Reign...

horsemen of five nations, called the "Five Hordes" (pañca.ganan) or Kṣatriya hordes (Kṣatriya ganah), attacked and captured the state of Ayudhya by dethroning...

the Punjabi word "khattrī", meaning "warrior", derives from Sanskrit "kṣatriya", whereas the Gujarati word "khātrī", meaning "a caste of Hindu weavers"...

past life] attain a good birth accordingly. They are born as a brāhmin, a kṣatriya, or a vaiśya. But those who did bad work in this world [in their past life]...

Āryāvarta) of the ancient Indian Iron Age. The Manusmṛiti mentions the Khaśa as Kṣatriya-s formerly, due to omission of the sacred-rites and neglect of Brāhmaṇā-s...

the power of Puri Ksatriya fell to Kyayi Ngurah Made, as recipient of the throne from Kyayi Ngurah Jambe Ksatriya. Because Puri Ksatriya has been damaged...

Numismatics A History of Pāli Literature, 2000 Edition, p 648 B. C. Law Some Ksatriya Tribes of Ancient India, 1924, pp 230-253, Dr B. C. Law. Anguttara Nikaya:...

rejects the traditional four-class system (caturvarna) of brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas, and sudras, which are defined by their respective qualities...

Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-1-316-67389-8. Deshpande, Madhav M. (2010). "Kṣatriyas in the Kali Age? Gāgābhaṭṭa & His Opponents". Indo-Iranian Journal. 53...

of Buddhism) was born in the Shakya clan that belonged to the warrior (Kṣatriya) caste. He was called Gautama to perpetuate the name of his foster mother...

Mallakas, and the Sakyas could claim shares of the relics. The Kālāma were a kṣatriya tribe organised into a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic oligarchic republic)...

confederates within the Vajjika League, the Nāyikas were a kṣatriya tribe, and the heads of the Nāyika kṣatriya families were organised into an Assembly which met...

the serpents. The valorous Rāma made the entire [world] clear of the kṣatriyas, but protected [i.e. spared] only the very great family of Ikṣvāku, due...

had controversial relationships with women, and once allowed a wealthy kṣatriya woman named Gaṅgābāī Kṣatrānī to be present during the private offerings...

mountains, which were to the north of the Sakya state. The Moriyas were a kṣatriya tribe organised into a gaṇasaṅgha (an aristocratic oligarchic republic)...