Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s11.1118

v1.c3.s11.1118

Of the training and education of a Kṣatriya we have no record; presumably, as in fact if in theory later on, he was mainly instructed in the art of war, the science of the bow, and the rudimentary administrative functions which would devolve on him. At this early state of the development of the nobility which appears to be represented in the Rigveda, it was probably not unusual or impossible for a Vaiśya to become a Kṣatriya; at least, this assumption best explains the phrase³⁴ ‘claiming falsely a Kṣatriya’s rank’ (kṣatriyam mithuyā dhārayantam).