different between indian vs kshatriya

Romanian

Etymology

From French indien

Noun

indian m (plural indieni)

1. Indian

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Spanish indiano (literally “inhabitant of India”), equivalent to Indien +? -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nd????n/

Noun

indian c

1. Indian, American Indian (A member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas)

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• Kshatriya, k?atriya, cshatriya, kshatri, Khatri, chittery

Etymology

From Sanskrit ???????? (k?atriya, “protector of gentle people”), from ?????? (k?atra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Akin to satrap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?at.?i.?/

Noun

kshatriya (plural kshatriyas)

1. The second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.
2. A member of this caste.
   • 2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books 2007, p. 307:

     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.

   • "B?hanna?? said, 'It is not the habit of a k?atriya to flee like this; death in battle is preferable to flight in fear.'" (Mah?bh?rata: "Vir??a Parva")

Translations

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20060813215707/http://www.hindubooks.org/sudheer_birodkar/hindu_history/castekshatriya.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20060707232229/http://www.gurjari.net/ico/Mystica/html/khatriya.htm