རྒྱལ་རིགས་

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རྒྱལ་རིགས། (Wyl. rgyal rigs) n. Pron.: gyalrik

  • Skt. kṣatriya. [Four castes, Varṇa]
  • Skt. क्षत्रियः, kṣatriya, Pron.: kshatriya. From Sanskrit: governing, endowed with sovereignty | a member of the military or reigning order (which in later times constituted the second caste) | N. of a Daśa-pūrvin | a red horse | N. of a people [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW