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

Speaking at the press conference, Nasa associate administrator Anit Kshatriya contrasted the precision of that angle with the 250,000-mile journey to the Moon.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

"We have high confidence in the system and the heat shield and the parachutes and the recovery systems we put together," Kshatriya said.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Kshatriya said the details of the report were "hard to hear" but that "transparency" was the only path forward.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

"We can't just wait and hope that all these answers come as a part of this one procurement," Kshatriya added.

From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2023

Not in the narrow sense of the word but truly in a larger sense, that these who choose to bear and suffer belong to one clan the clan from which Kshatriya Chivalry is recruited.

From Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches by Bose, Jagadis Chandra, Sir