Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c7.32

c7.32

kṣatriyas’, e.g. MBh xii, 65, 2430; Mat 47, 32; 273, 61, 63; Vā 99, 443, 446; Br 45, 35; 123, 6: and with reference to the Aila race which being kṣatriya gave rise to kṣatriyan brahmans and brahmans, Mat 50, 88; Vā 99, 278. Sometimes it means a blending of the two, as where kṣatriya kings became brahmans, e.g. Vā 57, 121 (cf. Mat 143, 37); Hv 27, 1469; 32, 1773; Br 10, 63: or where a brahman became practically a kṣatriya, like Rāma Jāmadagnya, Vā 65, 94; Bḍ iii, 1, 98.