Kshatriyani, Kṣatriyāṇī: 7 definitions
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Kshatriyani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 term Kṣatriyāṇī can be transliterated into English as Ksatriyani or Kshatriyani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Kṣatriyāṇī (क्षत्रियाणी).—[P.IV.1.49. Vārt.7]
1) A woman of the Kṣatriya caste.
2) The wife of a Kṣatriya.
Kṣatriyāṇī (क्षत्रियाणी).—(= Sanskrit Lex. and Gr. only; § 22.10; Pali Lex. khattiyānī, only cited by Childers from Abhidhānap- padīpikā 236; AMg. khattiyāṇī), kṣatriya-woman: Mahāvastu iii.21.1 (verse). In literary Sanskrit only kṣatriyā; Lex. also kṣatriyī = literary Pali khattiyī (also °yā and khattī).
1) Kṣatriyāṇī (क्षत्रियाणी):—[from kṣatra] f. idem, [Pāṇini 4-1, 49], [vArttika] 7
2) [v.s. ...] the wife of a man of the second caste, [Vopadeva iv, 24.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Kṣatriyāṇī (क्षत्रियाणी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Khattiṇī, Khattiyāṇī.
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
Kṣatriyāṇi (ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಣಿ):—[noun] a woman who is born in, belonging to, a ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯ [kshatriya] family.
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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Full-text: Kshatriyiti, Kshatriye, Kshatriyi, Khattini, Khattiyani, Kshatri, Naigamesha, Harinegamesi.
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