Kshatriya

American  

[ksha-tree-uh] / ˈkʃæ tri ə /

noun

1. a member of the Hindu royal and warrior class above the Vaisyas and below the Brahmans.

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Kshatriya British  

/ ˈkʃætrɪə /

noun

1. a member of the second of the four main Hindu castes, the warrior caste

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Etymology

Origin of Kshatriya

First recorded in 1775–85, Kshatriya is from the Sanskrit word kṣatriya

Example Sentences

“We know that we can do it,” Mr. Kshatriya says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Still, “we don’t know what’s down there,” Mr. Kshatriya says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Mr. Kshatriya, 48, oversaw Artemis from 2023 until mid-2025, when he was promoted to his current job and passed operational charge of the audacious moon-to-Mars mission to a fellow Texan, Lori Glaze.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Mr. Kshatriya had wanted to study philosophy in college, but his STEM-obsessed parents would have none of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Eden Vansittart thinks in Nepal the term is an abbreviation of Kshatriya, or else means "fallen."

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court