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

No one hogs the limelight at NASA: When I ask Mr. Kshatriya if he laid the operational groundwork for Ms. Glaze, he says: “Me and 1,000 other people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“There is water in the regolith somewhere,” Mr. Kshatriya continues.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“It’s one we should constantly be addressing,” Mr. Kshatriya says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Mr. Kshatriya describes the moon as a pit stop on “the great odyssey to Mars”—and then “to the asteroid belt and to the Jovian moons.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

‘Thrice times seven did he clear the earth of the Kshatriya caste,’ says the Mahābhārata.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)