Kṣatriya

A Kṣatriya is not called a guest in a Brāhmaṇa's house, nor are a Vaiśya, a Śūdra, a friend, a kinsman, or a *guru*.

But if a Kṣatriya should come to the house in the manner of a guest, he may be fed at will after the Brāhmaṇas have eaten.

The `Gāndharva` and `Rākṣasa` marriages, whether performed separately or mixed, are declared to be lawful for a Kṣatriya.

The kṣatriyas were guided by the brāhmaṇas;

a Kṣatriya attains lordship of the earth;

"Can it be that this one, still wrathful over his father's slaying, intends to annihilate the kṣatriyas?

Where a Brāhmaṇa is not available, a Kṣatriya should be appointed, or a Vaiśya who knows the scriptures of Dharma.

To a Kṣatriya, the ordeal of fire;

Slavery is in the natural order of the castes, not in the reverse order, for a Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, and Śūdra who renounce their independence.

In the marriage of Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and Śūdras, a wife of one's own class is best, and for a woman, a husband of her own class.

a Kṣatriya woman may have one other husband.

A Kṣatriya woman should wait for six years;

If a *caṇḍāla* is killed by a Kṣatriya, a Vaiśya, a Śūdra, or another, he is purified by half a Kṛcchra penance.

He who kills a blameless Vaiśya or Kṣatriya should also perform two Kṛcchra penances and give twenty cows as a sacrificial fee.

If a Brāhmaṇa, a Kṣatriya, a Vaiśya, or a Śūdra inadvertently drinks water, curd, or milk from a vessel of the lowest castes (*antyajas*), (II,1, p.

Furthermore, the Kṣatriyas and the ministers must all hold fast to their respective duties, for they are born as the highest people in the world.

Such is the destruction of a Kṣatriya who retreats from battle.

That is its use for the warrior class.

> Nine for Vaiśyas, seven for Kṣatriyas, are the *navaśrāddhas*, in order.

Nine for Vaiśyas, seven for Kṣatriyas, and six for Brahmins and Śūdras.

> They should perform it on the third day for a Brahmin, on the fourth for a Kṣatriya, / > on the fifth for one of the Vaiśya caste, and on the tenth day for a Śūdra.

the middle for a Kṣatriya, the lowest for a Vaiśya, and half of that for a Śūdra.

A Brāhmaṇa attains worthiness, a Kṣatriya becomes victorious, and a Vaiśya becomes rich in grain and wealth, from mastering this scripture.

For a Kṣatriya, twelve days;

From that kṣatriya who seizes her — the cow of Brahman — and thereby despoils the Brāhmaṇa, sweet speech departs, heroic power departs, and auspicious prosperity departs.

O Aghniyā, smite off the head of the brahman-wronger who has committed transgression.

he becomes unable to pass beyond and wastes away — the kṣatriya who thus takes the cow of a knowing brahman.

thus the realm of the Kṣatriya is protected.

A Brahmin who is not the preceptor (*aguruḥ* (अगुरुः)) for Kṣatriyas, or not the sacrificing priest (*ayājakaḥ* (अयाजकः)) for Vaiśyas, after prescribing a penance, should himself perform a Taptakṛcchra penance.

A Brahmin for Brahmins, a reader for Kṣatriyas, and the questioner for Vaiśyas—they are remembered as the givers of the vow.

Having bathed with his clothes on, observing silence, with wet garments, and with a concentrated mind, a Kṣatriya or a Vaiśya should then go to the assembly (*pariṣad* (परिषद्)).

The Brāhmaṇa, the Kṣatriya, the Vaiśya, and the Śūdra—these are the four *varṇas* (social orders).

A Kṣatriya shall give a fourth part to the king, a fourth part to Brāhmaṇas, and take half for himself.

The duty of a Kṣatriya is constant practice with arms.