Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ˈkʃat.ɹi.ə/ · noun
A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste..
"Bṛhannaḍā said, 'It is not the habit of a kṣatriya to flee like this; death in battle is preferable to flight in fear.'" (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")
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.
Use kshatriya when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kshatriya means A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"Bṛhannaḍā said, 'It is not the habit of a kṣatriya to flee like this; death in battle is preferable to flight in fear.'" (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.