Kshattri, Kṣattṛ: 9 definitions
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Kshattri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Kṣattṛ can be transliterated into English as Ksattr or Kshattri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismKṣattṛ (क्षत्तृ) is a Sanskrit word referring to “attendant” or “chamberlain”.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKṣattṛ.—(HD), a chamberlain. See Hist. Dharm., Vol. III, p. 111. According to Manu (X. 16) and Yājñavalkya (I. 94), the offspring of a Kṣatriya woman from a Śūdra male was called Kṣattṛ. This apparently refers to a tribe or community. Note: kṣattṛ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣattṛ (क्षत्तृ).—m. [kṣad saṃjñāyām tṛc Uṇādi-sūtra 2.91.]
1) One who cuts or carves anything; क्षत्ता वामस्य देव भूरेः (kṣattā vāmasya deva bhūreḥ) Ṛgveda 6.13.2.
2) An attendant, a door-keeper; यत् क्षत्तारं ह्वयत्या (yat kṣattāraṃ hvayatyā) Av. 9.6.1; मुनिः प्रवेशितः क्षत्रा कन्यान्तःपुरमृद्धिमत् (muniḥ praveśitaḥ kṣatrā kanyāntaḥpuramṛddhimat) Bhāgavata 9. 6.43; chamberlain; Kathāsaritsāgara 52.16.
3) A coachman, charioteer; Vāj.16.26.
4) A man born of a Śūdra man and Kṣatriya woman; cf. Manusmṛti 1.9.
5) The son of a female slave; (e. g. vidura); यावतः कृतवान्प्रश्नान्क्षत्ता कौषारवाग्रतः (yāvataḥ kṛtavānpraśnānkṣattā kauṣāravāgrataḥ) Bhāgavata 1.13.2.
6) Brahmā.
7) A fish.
8) One who fights from a chariot.
9) The manager of a treasure (koṣādhyakṣa).
1) A guard (?); Gīrvāṇa; एवमाघोषयत्क्षत्रा नन्दगोपः स्वगोकुले (evamāghoṣayatkṣatrā nandagopaḥ svagokule) Bhāgavata 1.39.12.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣattṛ (क्षत्तृ).—mfn. (-ttā-ttrī-ttṛ) Occupied, engaged in work. m.
(-ttā) 1. A charioteer, a coachman. 2. A doorkeeper, a porter. 3. The son of a Sudra by Kshetriya woman, whose employment is catching animals that live in holes. 4. The son of a female slave. 5. A name of Brahma. 6. The son of a Sudra man and Vaisya woman. E. kṣada a Sautra root, to screen or defend, to join or mix, Unadi affix tṛc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣattṛ (क्षत्तृ).—m. 1. i. e. kṣad + tṛ, A carver (ved.). 2. A door-keeper, Mahābhārata 4, 2215. 3. A charioteer. 4. The son of a Śūdra man and a Kṣatriyā woman, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 10, 12.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣattṛ (क्षत्तृ).—[masculine] cutter, carver, attendant, charioteer; [Name] of a caste.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣattṛ (क्षत्तृ):—a See √kṣad.
2) [from kṣad] b m. ([Pāṇini 3-2, 135], [vArttika] 6; vi, 4, 11) one who cuts or carves or distributes anything, [Ṛg-veda vi, 13, 2; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
3) [v.s. ...] an attendant, (especially) door-keeper, porter (cf. anukṣ), [Atharva-veda ix, 6, 49; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxx, 13; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] a chamberlain, [Kathāsaritsāgara; lii, 106 and 117]
5) [v.s. ...] a charioteer, coachman, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xvi, 26] ([Śatarudriya-upaniṣad iv]), [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra xvi, 1, 16] ([varia lectio] for kṣatra)
6) [v.s. ...] the son of a Śūdra man and a Kṣatriya woman (or the son of a Kṣatriya man and a Śūdra woman [called Ugra, [Manu-smṛti x, 12]] [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]; or the son of a Śūdra man and a Vaiśya woman [called Āyogava, [Manu-smṛti x, 12]] [Uṇādi-sūtra ii, 90]), [Manu-smṛti x, 12-26 and 49; Yājñavalkya i, 94]
7) [v.s. ...] the son of a female slave, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] (hence) Name of Vidura (as the son of the celebrated Vyāsa by a female slave), [Mahābhārata i, 7381; iii, 246; Bhāgavata-purāṇa iii, 1, 1-3]
9) [v.s. ...] Name of Brahmā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] a fish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣattṛ (क्षत्तृ):—(tta) 4. m. A charioteer; a porter; son of a slave girl; Brahmā. a. Occupied, engaged in.
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 corpusKṣattṛ (ಕ್ಷತ್ತೃ):—
1) [noun] a person on duty at the door to a large building; a door-keeper; a doorman.
2) [noun] a driver of a chariot; a charioteer.
3) [noun] a male offspring of śudra male and a woman of military caste or of tradesman community.
4) [noun] a son of a house-maid.
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)
Starts with: Kshattrijati, Kshattrin, Kshattriya, Kshattriyadharma, Kshattriyadharmma, Kshattriyajati, Kshattriyapraya.
Ends with: Abhikshattri, Anukshattri.
Full-text: Anukshattri, Abhikshattri, Antyavasayin, Kshattrijati, Kshattra, Khattika, Abhikshada, Antaraprabhava, Shvapaka, Ratnin, Khattar, Samnidhatri, Vidura, Abhyarohaniya.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.49 < [Section IV - Occupations of the Mixed Castes]
Verse 10.6 < [Section II - Mixed Castes]
Verse 10.31 < [Section II - Mixed Castes]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
Gautama Dharmasūtra (by Gautama)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXLIV < [Jatugriha Parva]
Section CXXXI < [Bhagavat-Yana Parva]
Section CXLVIII < [Bhagavat-Yana Parva]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Summary of the Aśvamedha sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
Details of the Rājasūya Sacrifice < [Chapter 4 - Major Sacrifices of the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa V, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Fifth Kāṇḍa]