Brahma-kshatriya, Brahma-kṣatriya: 1 definition
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryBrahma-kṣatriya.—(EI 5, 12, 24), a Kṣatriya family claiming descent from a Brāhmaṇa parent; a family in which the blood of the Brāhmaṇas and Kṣatriyas has been mixed. See Vishveshvaranand Ind. Journ., Vol. I, pp. 87 ff., etc. In one record (Journ. Karnatak Univ., Vol. II, No 2, January 1959, p. 47), the Nāgavaṃśa, to which a Kadamba king's minister Māyideva belonged, is called Brahma-kṣatra because it originated from the intercouse of its progenitor Nāgarāja with a Brāhmaṇa girl. Brahma-vaiśya should be likewise explained. Note: brahma-kṣatriya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
See also (synonyms): Brahma-kṣatra.
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Partial matches: Kshatriya, Brahma.
Full-text: Brahma-kshatra.
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