Kshatravidya, Kṣatravidyā, Kshatra-vidya: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṣatravidyā can be transliterated into English as Ksatravidya or Kshatravidya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣatravidyā (क्षत्रविद्या).—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.
Kṣatravidyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣatra and vidyā (विद्या). See also (synonyms): kṣatraveda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣatravidyā (क्षत्रविद्या).—[feminine] the science of the warrior caste.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣatravidyā (क्षत्रविद्या):—[=kṣatra-vidyā] [from kṣatra] f. ([Pāṇini 4-2, 60; Patañjali]; [gana] ṛg-ayanādi) the knowledge or science possessed by the Kṣatriya or military order (= dhanur-veda [commentator or commentary]), [Chāndogya-upaniṣad vii, 1, 2 ff.]
2) Kṣātravidya (क्षात्रविद्य):—[from kṣatra] mfn. [from] kṣatra-vidyā, [Pāṇini 4-2, 60; Patañjali]
3) [v.s. ...] [gana] ṛg-ayanādi.
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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.
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Partial matches: Kshatra, Vidya.
Ends with: Nakshatravidya.
Full-text: Kshatraveda.
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