Kshatriya (Hindi: क्षत्रिय) (from Sanskrit kṣatra, “rule, authority”) is one of the four varna (social orders) of Hindu society, associated with warrior aristocracy
The Sanskrit term kṣatriyaḥ is used in the context of Vedic society wherein members were organised into four classes: brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya and shudra