Kshattriya, Kṣattriya: 2 definitions
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Kshattriya 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 Kṣattriya can be transliterated into English as Ksattriya or Kshattriya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣattriya (क्षत्त्रिय).—mf. (-yaḥ-yā or yāṇī) A man or woman of the second or military tribe. f. (-yī) The wife of a Kshetriya. E. kṣatra, affix gha, fem. ṭāp or ṅīṣ, in one form, with ānuka inserted.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣattriya (क्षत्त्रिय):—[(yaḥ-yā)] 1. m. f. A man or woman of the military tribe.
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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Starts with: Kshattriyadharma, Kshattriyadharmma, Kshattriyajati, Kshattriyapraya.
Full-text (+12): Kshattriyajati, Kshattriyadharma, Kshattriyapraya, Kshattiyapraya, Kshattriyadharmma, Makishyan, Kshatriya, Kshattiriyan, Varuman, Parashurama, Keshanta, Urnanabha, Kshatranihkshatra, Nihkshatra, Kshatranihkshatrakarin, Suta, Makatar, Sukaratman, Tripataka, Sukara.
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Chandogya Upanishad (Shankara Bhashya) (by Ganganatha Jha)
Section 5.3 (third khaṇḍa) (seven texts) < [Chapter 5 - Fifth Adhyāya]
Section 7.14 (fourteenth khaṇḍa) (one text) < [Chapter 8 - Eighth Adhyāya]
Section 1.8 (eighth khaṇḍa) (eight texts) < [Chapter 1 - First Adhyāya]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.502 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 1.63 < [Book 1 - Brahma-kāṇḍa (or Āgama-samuccaya)]
Verse 3.14.262 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 21 - On the description of the sorrows of Hariścandra < [Book 7]
Chapter 16 - On the incidents preliminary to the Haihaya and Bhārgava affairs < [Book 6]
Chapter 35 - On the description of the various hells for the various sinners < [Book 9]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - The Eternal Path of Religion < [Book 7 - Seventh Skandha]
Chapter 17 - The Sacred Duties of a Celibate and a Householder < [Book 11 - Eleventh Skandha]
Chapter 72 - Jarāsandha slain < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) (by George Thibaut)
Sutra 1.3.35 < [First Adhyaya, Third Pada]
Sutra 1.2.9 < [First Adhyaya, Second Pada]
Sutra 1.3.34 < [First Adhyaya, Third Pada]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - Brāhmaṇas and the Early Upaniṣads < [Chapter III - The Earlier Upaniṣads (700 B.c.— 600 B.c.)]
Part 2 - The names of the Upaniṣads; Non-Brahmanic influence < [Chapter III - The Earlier Upaniṣads (700 B.c.— 600 B.c.)]
Part 5 - Life of Mahāvīra < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
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