A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Ksattriya
This page describes Ksattriya which is located on page 218 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Ksattriya” according to 20 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) [by George Thibaut]
Now Abhipratarin is a Kshattriya, the other two are Brahmanas. This shows that there are connected with the vidya, Brahmanas, and from among non-Brahmanas, a Kshattriya only, but not a Shudra. It therefore appears appropriate to infer that the person, other than the Brahmana Raikva, who is likewise connected with this vidya, viz. Janasruti, is likewise a Kshattriya, not a Shudra. —But how do we know that Abhipratarin is a Caitraratha and a Kshattriya?...
Read full contents: Sutra 1.3.35
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) [by George Thibaut]
And because the kshattriyahood (of Janashruti) is understood from the inferential mark (supplied by his being mentioned) later on with Caitraratha (who was a kshattriya himself). Janashruti cannot have been a Shudra by birth for that reason also that his being a kshattriya is understood from an inferential sign, viz. his being mentioned together (in one chapter) with the kshattriya Caitraratha Abhipratarin....
Read full contents: I, 3, 35
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari [by K. A. Subramania Iyer]
The word kshattriya does not bring in something which is not already included in abrahmana. In that sense, it is not an outside meaning. But this meaning of the negative particle is not understood by some. Non-existence in general, qualified by that of the meaning of the second constituent and specified by a particular substratum like kshattriya, this is the meaning of the negative particle....
Read full contents: Verse 3.14.314
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