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

“I think that’s a reasonable conclusion to draw based on their activities on the surface of the Earth,” Mr. Kshatriya says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

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

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 is the American-born son of Indian immigrant scientists, and he has fully absorbed the patriotic values that drove the original space race against the Soviet Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The Grandsire spoke of somebody becoming a Kshatriya in Bhrigu's race, and referred to the incident as the result of a stain that would be communicated to that race from Kusika's.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan