Kshatriya are the Warrior group in India.
Kshatriya, from (holder of) Kshatra (rule or authority), is one of the four varnas (social orders) in Hinduism. Traditionally, Kshatriya constitute the ruling and military elite of the Vedic-Hindu social system, as outlined by the Vedas and the Laws of Manu. They were in charge of the protection of the Hindu society by fighting in wartime and governing in peacetime.[1](wiki)
The Caste is determined by disposition.
There is another basic criteria required of a Kshatriya, Compassion, ‘Kshama’
I will be posting a series of Kshatriya Surnames, Brahmin Surnames have been posted already.
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The Vedic Brahminical hymn, Purusha Sukta is generally attributed to have mentioned the mythical origins of the four Varnas of the Vedic society.The hymn pronounces that Rājanya (from Rājan, tribal head or chief,Rā-rule,Jana tribe) were born from the primordial being or Purusha‘s arms,and is a later addition to the book.[2]The term Rajanya was initially used as a tribe name and denoted the ruling families in the Rig vedic period which referred to a distinct social group.
The term Kashtriya on the other hand originated in later Rig Vedic period, and it gradually replaced the word Rajanya. Etymology of the word Kshatriya has been explained below. The term Rajanya unlike the word Khastriya essentially denoted the status within a linage. Whereas Kshatra(from which the word Kshatriya comes) implied temporal authority and power which was based less on being a successful leader in the battle and more on tangible power of laying claim to sovereignty over a territory, demanding prestations and symbolizing ownership over clan lands.Which later gave its way to the origin of Kingship.Thus the word Rajnaya was replaced by the word Kshatriya. [3]
The later books find some reference to the word Rajanya though it was used to denote specific tribe or political authority,and the word Kshatriya was popular and denoted the ruling class.Later inAitareya Brahmana of the Rig Veda there is a mention of Rajanya requesting a Kshatriya a place in a sacrifice,suggesting lower status of Rajnayas.By Brahminical standards Kshatirya,is superior to Vedic Rajanya.It was a Brahmin authority that decided the status of the two.Thus when the Purusha Sukta was composed during the later Rig Vedic period to elevate the status of Vedic Rajanya ,term Kshatriya was omitted.[2](wiki)
‘Bahu Rajanya Kruthah’ Kshatriyas are born of the Shoulders of the Universal Reality(Purusha Sooktham)
* One may notice some Gothras are from Brahmins,Kasyapa and Vasishta.
This is because of the marriage of these Brahmin sages having begotten children from Kshatriya women.
If father is a Brahmin and the Mother is a Kshatriya, the offspring is classified as Brahmin, normally.
Andhra Pradesh Kshatriya Surnames.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kshatriya
http://telugukshatriyaas.blogspot.in/2009/08/surnames-of-telugu-kshatriyaas-surya.html
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| Dhananjaya | Kasyapa | Kaundinya | Vasistha | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addala | Balaraju | Addepalli | Adduri | ||||
| Byrraju | Bellamkonda | Ayanampudi | Alluri | ||||
| Bhupathiraju | Chiruvella | Chitraju | Angaraju | ||||
| Champati | Eedarapalli | Dintakurthi | Balaraju | ||||
| Chekuri (Sekuri) | Gorinta | Ede | Bejawada | ||||
| Chintalapati | Gobburi | Inampudi | Bhetalam | ||||
| Dandu | Kanumuri | Jampana (Varnata) | Byrraju | ||||
| Dantuluri (Thantaluri) | Kakkera | Kalidindi | Buddharaju | ||||
| Dasaraju | Katari | Kundaraju | Chamarthi | ||||
| Datla (Thatla) | Kadimella | Mudunuri | Dhenuvakonda | ||||
| Gadiraju | Lakamraju | Chinda | Dendukuri | ||||
| Gandraju | Mandapati (Manthapadi) | Saripalli | Erraguntala | ||||
| Gokaraju | Mungara | Vemulavada | Gadiraju | ||||
| Gottumukkala | Namburi | Vemulamanda | Ganapathiraju | ||||
| Guntimadugu | Pathapati | Yamanamanda | Godavarthi | ||||
| Gunturi | Saidu | Chinda | Gurjala | ||||
| Jampana (Kota) | Sayyaparaju | Gundraju | |||||
| Kallepalli | Sirivella | Immadiraju (Immalaraju) | |||||
| Kammela | Solaraju | Indukuri (Indukoori) | |||||
| Kankipati | Solanki | Isukapalli | |||||
| Kanteti | Uppalapati | Kakarlapudi | |||||
| Kasi | Singaraju | Kutcherlapati | |||||
| Kopperla | Sirigiribhogaraju | Manthena (Manthana) | |||||
| Kokkerlapati | BUTTI | Mulagapati | |||||
| Konduri | Muppalla | ||||||
| Koppella | Mungapati | ||||||
| Kothapalli | Nadimpalli | ||||||
| Kunaparaju | Nagaraju | ||||||
| Kamparaju | Kosuri | Kovvuru | Pusapati (Poosapadi) | ||||
| Nallaparaju | Pericherla (Pericholi) | ||||||
| Pakalapati (Pagalapati) | Pinnamaraju | ||||||
| Patsamatla (Patchamatla) | Potturi | ||||||
| Penumatsa (Penumathsa) | Rajasagi | ||||||
| Penmatsa, Penmetsa | Sagi | ||||||
| Pusampudi | Sakhineti | ||||||
| Rudraraju | Sagiraju | ||||||
| Sagiraju | Samantapudi | ||||||
| Sujjuri | Siravuri | ||||||
| Thotakura | Vadapalli | ||||||
| Thirumalaraju | Vatsavai (Vathsvaya) | ||||||
| Uddaraju/Vuddharaju | Valivarthi | ||||||
| Vadlamudi | Vegesana (Vegesina) | ||||||
| Vanapala | Vetikuri | ||||||
| Vegiraju | Penmatsa | ||||||
| Vempalli | Pakalapati | ||||||
| Vetukuri | Siruvuri (Siroovuri) chiluvuri vulchi (sreeramraju) |
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| Yallamraju | |||||||
| Nandimandalam | |||||||
| Yarakaraju Aarveti |
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| Muthundi (Mudundi) |
Kaushika Gotra:
1. Dalavai 4.Siddiraju
2. Pocharaju 5.Simhadri
3. casthuri 6.Timmaraju
7.Varadaraju
People belonging to Kaushika (Kaushik/Kousika/Kousikasa/Koushika/Kausika)
Gotra take Rajarishi Kausikaas their root.
Kausika was one of the names of Visvamitra.
11 Royal clans of 96 clan of Marathas belong to Kaushik gotra including the illustrious house of Shivaji and Rashtrakutas.
2 more clans belong to theVishvamitra gotra.
Kaushika gotra also belongs to Baish clan of rajput which includes in the suryavanshi rajput.
Pasupati Gotra: Pasupati
Descended from:
Sub-clans of Pasupati Gotra
Alugunuru
Anatharaju
Anjiraju
Ayyaparaju
Balaraju
Bayalraju
Betharaju
Bogaraju
Bontaraju
Buttamraju
Chamarthi
Chejerila
Chennamraju
Chennapay
Chevuru
CHINDA
Chokkaraju
Cibyala
Daasanapu
Dakshiraju
Dalavayi
Dommaraju
Gadi
Gouripuram
Govindaraju
Gunlapalli
Hasthi
Inkula
Jagadabhi
Kalvala
Kaluvala
Kamparaju
Kanchiraju
Katri
Konduru
Kocherla
Lingaraju
Medidaraju
Mudhuluru
Nandyala
Nimmaraju
Padmaraju
Patarapalli
Peddiraju
Penugonda
Raghava
Sangama
Sangaraju
Solaraju
Tipparaju
Ummalaraju
Valavarthi
Vanipanta
Vankeraju
Veligandla
Venkataraju
Yadavalli
Yellaturu
Yerramraju
..
| Atrisha Gotra |
| Guduru |
| Gaddam |
| Lagidi |
| Gundraju |
| Kadimella |
| Nallooru |
| Chakravarthula |
| Bailraju |
| Kashyapa Gotra |
| Revaraju |
| Balaraju |
| Veligundla |
| Alugunooru |
| Sakunala |
| Chejarla |
| Uppalapati |
| Ummalaraju |
| Sammeta |
| Suraparaju |
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Dear Sir, your work is invaluable source of information.
Sir, Please tell about the caste “Kalinga” (divided into three groups Kinthala Kalinga, Buragana Kalinga) in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram & Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh belongs to which category whether they comes under Brahmins/ Kshatriyas/ Vaishyas/ Sudras.
They have following Gothras:
Kashyapa
Atreya
Vasistha
Parashara
Mandavya
Gouthama
Srivatsa
Bharadwaja
Koundinya
Thank you Sir.
Can you tell me the three/five Rishis associated with the gotra. That is two or four more rishis apart from the name of thecRishi you have mentioned?
Kashyapa – Kashyapa, Avatpara, Nydhruta, Repha, Rypha, Sandila, Sandilya
Athreya – Athreya, Arpanasa, Sravanya
Vasistha – Vasistha, Mythravaruna, Koundinya
Parasara – Parasarya, Vasistha, Sakalya
Mandavya – Mandavya, Manduka, Mandaveya
Gouthama – Gouthami, Angirasa, Aayanya
Srivatsa – Bhargava, Chyavana, Aapravana, Jourya, Jamadagni
Bharadwaja – Angirasa, Barha Srutya, Bharadwaja
Koundinya – Vasistha, Mythravaruna, Koundinya
Brahmins.
add surname doddipetla comes under dhananjeya gotra.
surname DODDIPETLA OF DANANJAYA GOTRA shall be added in the above list.
గురువు గారికి పాదాభి వందనములు ఈబ్లాగ్ చాలా బాగా శ్రమకొర్చి వ్రాసారు ధన్యవాదములు మేము క్సత్రియలము మా ఇంటిపేరు గౌనిపురం మా గోత్రం కశ్యప గౌరీపురం అనే రాసారు గౌనిపురం గా సరిచెయ్యండి ………..గౌనిపురం రామకృష్ణ
Rajus ( The Telugu speaking Kshatriyas) claim that they are descendants of Four Dynasties that ruled the Telugu land.
These FOUR Dynasties are :
a) PARICHEDIS ( Guhila , Vishnukundin Clan )
b) KOTA/ DHARANI KOTA ( Vishnuvardhan , Eastern Chalukya Clan )
c) KAKATI/KAKATIYA ( Karikala Chola, Kakati Prola Raju Clan).
d) VARNATA ( Aditya chola, Varnata Rajendra Chola Clan).
Information available on this topic in Telugu book ” Andhra Samsthanamulu – Sahitya Poshana” published by Andhra University. This book was published form of Ph.D thesis submitted by Dr. Thoomati Donappa ( Former Vice Chancellor of Telugu University).
Another reference book on this subject is ” Sri Andhra Kshatriya Vamsa Ratnakaram” by Budharaju Varahalaraju. Also ‘ KSHATRIYANVAYAMANJUSHA’ by Sri. Duvvuri Jagannadha Sharma
PARICHCHEDIS ( ‘ Vashishta’ is their Gothram/ Gothra ) :
వశిష్ట గోత్రమునకు 2 ఋషి ప్రవరలున్నవి. అవి ఏమనగా:
• శ్రీ మద్వశిష్ట ఏకార్షేయ ప్రవరాన్విత వశిష్ట గోత్ర:
• శ్రీమధ్వశిష్టేంద్ర ప్రవదా భరద్వసు త్రయార్షేయ ప్రవరాన్విత వశిష్ట గోత్ర:
రాజప్రవర :- రఘులవ గుహిల మహారాజ ప్రవరాన్విత పరిచ్చేది శ్రీ దేవవర్మ మహారాజ వంశ:
KOTA( DHARANIKOTA) Kings (‘ Dhananjaya’ is their Gothram/ Gothra )
ఋషి ప్రవర:-
శ్రీమద్వైశ్వామిత్ర మధుచ్చందో ధనుంజయ త్రయార్షేయ ప్రవరాన్విత ధనుంజయ గోత్ర:.
రాజప్రవర:- భరత్ పరిక్షిత్ విష్ణువర్ధన ప్రవరాన్విత కోట హరిసీమ కృష్ణ మహారాజ వంశ’
KAKATI / KAKATIYA ( Kashayapa Gothra) :
కాస్యప గోత్రమునకు 2 ఋషి ప్రవరలున్నవి. అవి ఏమనగా:
• శ్రీ మత్ కాశ్యపా వత్సార నైధృవం భరైభం శండిల శాండిల్య సప్తార్షేయ ప్రవరాన్విత కాస్యపగోత్ర:
• శ్రీమత్కాస్యపావత్సార నైధృవత్రయార్షేయ ప్రవరాన్విత కాస్యపగోత్ర:
రాజప్రవర:- కుశపుండరీక కరికాళచోల మహారాజ ప్రవరాన్విత కాకతీయ ప్రోలరాజ వంశ:
VARNATA ( Koundinyasa Gothra) :
Varnata word emerged from the word Karnataka.
ఋషి ప్రవర:-
శ్రీమద్వసిష్ట మైత్రావరుణ కౌండిన్య త్రయార్షేయ ప్రవరాన్విత కౌండిన్య గోత్ర:
రాజప్రవర :- ఇక్షాకశిబి ముచుకుంద ఆదిత్య చోళమహారాజ ప్రవరాన్విత వర్నాట రాజేంద్ర చోళమహారాజ వంశ:
The Telugu Kshatriyas (Rajus) have Rishi Gothras,Rishi Pravaras and also Raja Pravaras ( which indicate/describe their Royal lineage).Rishi Pravara indicates to which Rishi ( Sage) disciples they have been.
Rishi Pravara indicates to which Rishi ( Sage) disciples they have been.
Raja Pravara indicates to which Royal Race or lineage they belong.
At Rajus’ ceremonies the Brahmins(Purohits) and Bhatrajus/Bhattus/Bhattumurthys ( Bards / Minstrels ) recite their Rishi and Raja Pravaras.
Rajus have four Gothras ( Vashishta, Dhananjaya, Koundinya and Kashyapa). The Rayalaseema and Nellore district Rajus ( Kshatriyas) have four Gothras like Circar and Kalingandhra Rajus viz. Vashishta, Dhananjaya, Pashupathi and Kashyapa. The ‘ Pashupathi’ Gothra which is seen among the Rayalaseema and Nellore Rajus could be synonym of Koundinya Gothra . ‘Surname’ plays important role in Telugus’ culture. Surname and Gothra both are equally important. Because some surnames are common in all the castes and in some cases Gothras are also common.
But usually Gothra and Surname combination of a caste person need not be the same of other caste person.