Brahmakshatriya
- In the Hindu varna system, Brahmakshatriya may refer to a Brahmin who pursues royalty, and hence concurrently adopts the Kshatriya varna[1] [2] or those Kshatriya who had adopted Brahmin varna because of Parashurama.According to Manusmriti, such people are treated equal to Brahmins.
- In ‘Vyoma Samhita’ Madhavacharya says-
- Bramhakaya samadbhooto kayastho bramhasangyakah;Kalowhi kshatriyah tasya japyagye surajanam.
- This shloka clearly states that Kayasthas were having the rights of both Brahmin and Kshatriyas and that is the reason they were called the Bramha Kshatriya/Vratya Kshatriyas in all the old testimonials.
- In Kerala, only the sons of a Nambuthiri father and a Kshatriya mother were recognised as Brahmakshatriya by the Nambuthiri Brahmins, while the son of a Brahmakshatriya father and a non-Kshatriya mother was regarded as non-Kshatriya. The Nairs and Samantha Kshatriyas of Kerala are examples of Brahmkshatriyas by descent, while the Nambiathiri and Nambidi sect of Nambudiri Brahmins are Brahmkshatriyas by virtue of adopting a martial tradition.[3]
Brahmakshatriya Dynasty[]
- Sena Dynasty:The founder of the Sena rule was Samantasena who described himself as a Brahma-Kshatriya of Karnataka (Karnataka).[4][5] He himself stated that he fought the outlaws of Karnataka and later turned an ascetic.[citation needed] The inscriptions of the Sena kings mention them as Brahma-Kshatriyas (Brahmins who ruled as Kshatriyas) or Kshatriyas.[6]
See also[]
- Pushpaka Brahmin
- Viswa Brahmins
- Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha
- Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu
- Malla Kshatriya
- Mair Rajput
- Mohyal
- Tyagi
- Chitpavan
References[]
- ^ MAJUMDAR, R. C. (1971). HISTORY OF ANCIENT BENGAL. G. BHARADWAJ , CALCUTTA. p. 220.
- ^ Paniker, K. Ayyappa (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. p. 22. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.
- ^ Under the Bo Tree. University of California Press. pp. 371–. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ Paniker, K. Ayyappa. Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. p. 22. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.
- ^ Das, Sitanshu. Indian Nationalism: Study in Evolution. Har-Anand Publications. p. 81.
- ^ Ronald. B. Inden (January 1976). Marriage and Rank in Bengali Culture : A History of Caste and Clan in Middle Period Bengal. p. 60. ISBN 9780520025691.
Categories:
- Kshatriya
- Brahmins