The kshatriya (kṣatriya, क्षत्रिय, which has the temporal power, also - Râjanya) designates a member of one of the four varna (varṇa, वर्ण, “color”): kings, princes, administrators and soldiers.
The castes who compose this varna strongly saw their political, financial and numerical importance lowering under the British Raj
History
Etymology
Kshatra , in Sanskrit, is a form derived which means " domination, capacity, gouvernement" root kshi " to reign, control, posséder".Kshatra is the energy of the Gods who go down on those which are right as that is written in the prayer zoroastrienne Ahuna Vairya : … and the Kshatra of Ahura goes down and becomes a shepherd for the shy person .
At the beginning of civilization Védique, the warrior was called Rājanya, rather than Kshatriya. This term was formed starting from the adjectival form Rājan meaning " gouverneur" , of the root Rāj . To compare with the Latin Rex and the German Reich .
See also: Satrap S, pronunciation Greek of the Old Persan Kshathrapavan (" guard of the royaume") of (" will kshathra; the royaume"), of kshayathiya (" roi"), him even of khatri (" the caste royale").
Origin
Certain historians think that the system of caste became rigid around and suppose that the wandering tribes did not have a fixed system of caste. The role of each one being assigned by its merit in order to better maximize the future of the tribe, this system becoming little by little hereditary with the sedentarisation. The priests then took a determining role by ensuring the spiritual safety of faithful and the system was rigidified. Then the birth became more important than the merit. Dice the epic time of the voices protested against this system.Historically, of many reigns coming members from other castes or conquerors not-Hindu appeared. De facto, if they did not obtain a statute of Kshatriya and the advantages inherent in them real capacity, they invented family and clannish stories enabling them to connect their history to that of Kshatriyas famous.
Religion
Mythical origin
Symbolism
- Defined in Manu Smriti , the red color symbolizing the force passion and the value.
- the Ficus Indica , Fig tree of the pagodas
Indian Castes
The Kshatriyas Castes represent the most glorious castes from the historical point of view. One can enumerate the Kuru S, Panchala S, Kosala S, Matsya S, Magadha S, Chedi S, Yadus, Kamboja S, Gandhâra S, Kekaya S, etc, with old epic and those more recent Mauryas, Gupta S, Chalukya S, Rajputs, Maratha S etcThe statutes of these castes could change with the course time, but the following castes are regarded traditionally as being Kshatriya.
Suryavanshi and Chandravanshi
Ceratines communities were divided between the two castes.- Khatri S - Originally caste of Kshatriya of the first Aryan wave (1500 av J.C). They mixed with the Gréco-Macedonians and the Gréco-Bactriens during the invasions of Alexandre Large the (-326).
- Kurmi S
- Kunbis or Kanbis/Kambes
- Marathas
- Raju
Suryavanshis
- Kachwaha
- Lohanas
- Rathore
- Tomara
Chandravanshis
- Yadav
- Chandel
Agnivanshi
Many Rajputs are known to be of Kshatriyas Agnivanshi. The Agni Purana (Sanskrit: agni means fire) tells that Rajputs were born from the fire of the Mont Abu in the western north of the India after the destruction of Kshatriyas épiques.It is supposed whereas they are the descendants of the tribes Sakas Indo-Scythian. The modern genetics would confirm the origin Scythe of Rajputs. Nevertheless, the term “Rajputs” was adopted after the reign of the kshatriyas Gupta S at the 9th century.
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Rajputs
Nagavanshi
They are Kshatriyas of the south of India, in particular of the Kerala and the Tamil Nadu going down from the dynasty of the Snake named Nagavansham.- Varma
- Nambiar
- Unnithan
- Kurup
- Parinayakar
- Nair S
Admirer of fire and the Sun
- Saka S
- Yavana S
- Kamboja S
- Pahlava S
- Paraded S
- Sisodia S
Other castes
- Gurkha S
- Sood S
- Kirata S
- Arora S
- Bhatia S
- Daradas
- Dogra S
- Dravidien S
Not-Indian
Hindu
Kshatriyas of Bali
Approximately 40% of the population total of Bali are Kshatriya. the Balinese Hinduisme has a system of Caste and is very influancé by the Vedas. The Balineses form a whole of origin Mongoloïde, Polynésien, Australoïde, Aryen, Dravidien.
Satrias Cham
The Balamon , Hidouistes of the tribe Cham of the Vietnam consists of 70% Kshatriyas (Vietnamese " delivery; Satrias "). However the Balamon accounts for only 25% of the population of the area of the Cham (the others are Musulman S or Cham Bani ). These Kshatriyas Balamon asserts being the descendants of the founders of the Royaume of Champâ.
Not-Hindu
There are certain tribes of the the Middle East and the the Middle East which descend historical Kshatriyas vedic which travelled towards the west and which settled there.
Tribe of the Middle-East
The Mitanni S form a historical tribe of the Hindu Empire in the Middle East, which preceded Semitic civilization . The descendants of this empire were Araméanisé and practical a Semitic religion.
Tribues Persians
Some tribues of Perse are can be of Kshatriya origin, for example the Rroms, the Manouches
See too
Simple: Kshatriya
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