Kshatraveda, Kṣatraveda, Kshatra-veda: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṣatraveda can be transliterated into English as Ksatraveda or Kshatraveda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣatraveda (क्षत्रवेद).—the science of the warrior class (kṣatriya); धनुर्वेद (dhanurveda); अध्येमि क्षत्रविद्याम् (adhyemi kṣatravidyām) Ch. Up.7.1.2; क्षत्रवेदविदां श्रेष्ठो ब्रह्म- वेदविदामपि (kṣatravedavidāṃ śreṣṭho brahma- vedavidāmapi) Rām.1.65.23.
Derivable forms: kṣatravedaḥ (क्षत्रवेदः).
Kṣatraveda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣatra and veda (वेद). See also (synonyms): kṣatravidyā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣatraveda (क्षत्रवेद).—m. the Veda of the second caste (science of government, politics), [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 65, 22.
Kṣatraveda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣatra and veda (वेद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣatraveda (क्षत्रवेद):—[=kṣatra-veda] [from kṣatra] m. the Veda of the Kṣatriya or military order, [Rāmāyaṇa i, 65, 22.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKṣatravēda (ಕ್ಷತ್ರವೇದ):—[noun] the fourth of four canonical collections of hymns, prayers and liturgical formulas, which also has large number of forms of imprecations for the destruction of enemies and also contains prayers for safety and averting mishaps, evils, sins; Atharva Vēda.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kshatra, Veda, Veta.
Full-text: Brahmaveda, Kshatravidya.
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