kshatriya

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.
    — The kshatriya could only hope to become a monk in his next life, but given the nature of his daily karma, it seemed unlikely that he could achieve even this limited goal.

词形变化

kshatriyas plural Kshatriya alternative kṣatriya alternative cshatriya alternative kshatri alternative Khatri alternative chittery alternative

词源

From Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “(the warrior or military caste or a member of this caste”), from क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Akin to satrap.
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