Kshatriya
Kshatriya ( Sanskrit क्षत्रिय , m., Kṣatriya , warrior) is the name of the members of the second class ( Varna ) in the Indian caste system, which originally mainly consisted of the late Vedic period in India (approx. 1000 - approx. 500 BC) Warriors, princes and kings ( Raja ) existed.
It was her job to protect the community, and that is why drive and enterprise (rajas) are desirable features of her character. The Kshatriya should oppose falsehood, stand by in order to preserve the just system, law and justice as well as the welfare and prosperity of a country as well as the basic moral order and orientation of the people. His duties also included helping the weak and those in need.
In the Upanishads , the Kshatriyas are often involved in dialogue. It is not uncommon for them to “put the actual innovations in their mouths”.
The Purushasukta in Book 10 of Rigveda describes how the various castes arose from Purusha, the divine primordial giant, during a sacrifice. The mouth became the Brahmins, the arms became the Kshatriya, the thighs became the Vaishya, and the feet became the Shudra .
Today, kshatriyas is no longer as important as in earlier societies. In their original profession, politics, a large number of interest groups are active today, and they have not had political rule in northern India since the times of the Islamic empires. The Sikhs , in particular, were able to establish themselves in the military sector .
Large groups of Kshatriya castes are mainly represented in northern India, but they also represent a power factor in the rural environment as landowners. A Kshatriya caste are e.g. B. the Chhetri in Nepal, the Rajputs in northern India and the Nayar in southern India.
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- ↑ Sharma, Ram Sharan (2005). India's ancient past . the University of Michigan: Oxford University Press. pp. 110-112. ISBN9780195667141.