Kshatri, Kṣatri, Kṣātri: 7 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Kshatri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit terms Kṣatri and Kṣātri can be transliterated into English as Ksatri or Kshatri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kṣatri (क्षत्रि).—A name of Vidura.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 12. 8.

context information

The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kṣatrī (क्षत्री).—m The second of the 4 great classes of the Hindus.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṣātri (क्षात्रि).—The son of a Kṣatriya by a woman of another caste; P.IV.1.138 Kāśi.

Derivable forms: kṣātriḥ (क्षात्रिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kṣatrī (क्षत्री):—[from kṣatra] f. a woman of the second caste, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Kṣātri (क्षात्रि):—[from kṣatra] m. ([from] kṣatra) the son of a man of the second caste, [Pāṇini 4-1, 138; Kāśikā-vṛtti]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kshatri in German

context information

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 corpus

Kṣatri (ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿ):—

1) [noun] = ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಣಿ [kshatriyani].

2) [noun] wealth a) much money or property; great amount of worldly possessions; riches b) the state of having much money or property; affluence.

3) [noun] water.

4) [noun] the whole physical structure and substance of a human being or animal; the body.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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