The Kshatriya Warriors

The Kshatriya Warriors

The Kshatriya are the noble warriors, busy with administration and politics, taking part in the wars and being rustic owners of the country. The king belongs to these, chosen based on hereditary and dynastic rights, chosen by the people or approved by this. Priests do not enthrone it until much later.

The mission of these is to protect their subjects, keep a body from priests for him and for the people, obtaining their income from their properties, composed of forests and “desert places” and for this he charges a tribute in spices for theconcessionaires mediation.

In the beginning this position is of chief of clan or tribe, but it is gaining power over time, enhancing its power through great sacrifices such as the horse (Açvamedha) and the solemn enthronement (Râjasûya), being its divine character affirmed fromA beginning.

The Dharma of those who belong to this caste is to comply and enforce the laws and the social order, holding power and ruling with justice

The Kshatriya Maurya

In addition to being noble and warriors, they have a life very similar to that of the king and many of them have very important positions such as the head of the Army, whose inauguration is similar to that of the king, and enjoy great privileges, such as sacrificingOn his own and study the ban, but they must make large donations to the priesthood.

In this way, it was considered that a good king was the one who exercised justice in a good way, punishing those who deserved it but taking into account the situation of the punished, as is an example in the laws of Manu, in which it is stated that it is stated thatThe pregnant women (and ultimately, the weakest) had to punish them as severity as those who were in full faculties.

In addition to both physical and monetary punishments as a fines and embargoes for street crimes (thefts, lack of authority such as bellying on the royal road and a great etcetera) the monarch should also punish corruption and breach of thenorms and lack of honesty of those dedicated to public affairs and politics.