The Kshatriyas

by Vikas Kamat
First Online: July 05, 2009
Page Last Updated: August 20, 2024

The Kshatriyas are the warrior and ruling class of communities according the four layered Varna system prevalent in India in the post-Vedic period. Both the great Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata revolve around Kshatriya leaders.

A Kshatriya Warrior