kshatriya

刹帝利

发音

/ˈkʃat.ɹi.ə/

词形变化

kshatriyas 复数 kshatriyas

别名

Kshatriya kṣatriya cshatriya kshatri Khatri chittery

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.

    刹帝利

    "Bṛhannaḍā said, 'It is not the habit of a kṣatriya to flee like this; death in battle is preferable to flight in fear.'" (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

Hindu Hindoo Hindustani

词源

From Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “(the warrior or military caste or a member of this caste”), from क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Akin to satrap.

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