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    Kṣatriya

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    kṣatriyas · Kṣatriyas · Kṣatra · king · Kshatriya · Kṣatra power · Rājanya · brahman-wronger · kings · the king

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    Kṣatriyas9 mentions

    Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa (Sanskrit) · Vīramitrodaya (Sanskrit) · Nāradasmṛti (Sanskrit) · Parāśara Smṛti (Sanskrit)

    a Kṣatriya attains lordship of the earth;
    kanda 1

    in the texts

    ManusmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    The warrior/ruling varna, addressed in marriage and hospitality rules.

    these two and one of his own *varna* for a Kṣatriya;
    chapter 3
    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*.
    book 7
    The `Gāndharva` and `Rākṣasa` marriages, whether performed separately or mixed, are declared to be lawful for a Kṣatriya.
    chapter 3

    Vālmīki RāmāyaṇaAncient · Sanskrit

    The warrior-ruler class, described in the varna order and in the phalaśruti passage.

    a Kṣatriya attains lordship of the earth;
    kanda 1
    The kṣatriyas were guided by the brāhmaṇas;
    kanda 1
    "Can it be that this one, still wrathful over his father's slaying, intends to annihilate the kṣatriyas?
    kanda 1

    Kātyāyana SmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    The warrior/ruling caste, eligible for judicial appointment when no Brahmana is available.

    Where a Brāhmaṇa is not available, a Kṣatriya should be appointed, or a Vaiśya who knows the scriptures of Dharma.
    chapter 7
    To a Kṣatriya, the ordeal of fire;
    chapter 33
    Slavery is in the natural order of the castes, not in the reverse order, for a Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, and Śūdra who renounce their independence.
    chapter 63

    NāradasmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    The warrior/ruling social class governed by specific marriage and mourning-period rules.

    A Kṣatriya woman should wait for six years;
    chapter 1
    a Kṣatriya woman may have one other husband.
    chapter 1
    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.
    chapter 1

    Parāśara SmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    The warrior/ruling varṇa, assigned intermediate penance obligations across the passage's graduated purity rules.

    A Brāhmaṇa should perform the Sāṃtapana penance;
    chapter 6
    If a Brāhmaṇa woman touches a Kṣatriya woman when both are *rajasvalā*, // Par_7.
    chapter 7
    If a *caṇḍāla* is killed by a Kṣatriya, a Vaiśya, a Śūdra, or another, he is purified by half a Kṛcchra penance.
    chapter 6

    SlokantaraAncient · Kawi

    The warrior/ruling class, bound to martial courage as their defining duty.

    That is its use for the warrior class.
    chapter 1
    Such is the destruction of a Kṣatriya who retreats from battle.
    chapter 1
    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.
    chapter 1

    VīramitrodayaAncient · Sanskrit

    One of the four varṇas (also called 'kings'), central to debate over eleventh-day versus end-of-impurity śrāddha timing.

    > A Kṣatriya, etc.
    chapter 1
    Therefore, by Kṣatriyas, etc.
    chapter 1
    > For a Brahmin, there are ten *piṇḍas*;
    chapter 1

    Yājñavalkya SmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    The warrior/ruling varṇa, assigned an intermediate penalty in the caste-graded fine for defiling a twice-born with food.

    the middle for a Kṣatriya, the lowest for a Vaiśya, and half of that for a Śūdra.
    chapter 2
    For a Kṣatriya, twelve days;
    chapter 3
    A Brāhmaṇa attains worthiness, a Kṣatriya becomes victorious, and a Vaiśya becomes rich in grain and wealth, from mastering this scripture.
    chapter 3

    Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)Ancient · Sanskrit

    The warrior/ruling class, cast here as the wrongdoer who seizes a brahmin's cow and suffers ruin.

    be the curse of the brahman-wronger.
    kanda 16
    O Āṅgirasī, make subservient the brahman-wronger who seizes.
    kanda 16
    O goddess Aghniyā, burn the brahman-wronger from the root throughout.
    kanda 16

    RigvedaAncient · Sanskrit

    The ruling/warrior class whose social order depends on respecting the Brahman's wife.

    thus the realm of the Kṣatriya is protected.
    mandala 10

    Āṅgirasa SmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    The warrior/ruling caste, subject to specific rules on assembly composition and penance duration distinct from Brahmins.

    For a Kṣatriya, half is obtained;
    chapter 1
    The assembly (*pariṣad* (परिषद्)) for kings is remembered as double that of Brahmins, and for Vaiśyas, it is triple;
    chapter 1
    A Brahmin for Brahmins, a reader for Kṣatriyas, and the questioner for Vaiśyas—they are remembered as the givers of the vow.
    chapter 1

    Viṣṇu SmṛtiAncient · Sanskrit

    The warrior and ruling varṇa, second of the four social orders.

    For defiling a Kṣatriya, half of that.
    chapter 5
    For a Kṣatriya, the protection of the earth.
    chapter 2
    The duty of a Kṣatriya is constant practice with arms.
    chapter 15