Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
n. (1. kṣi?; g. ardharcādi) sg. and pl. dominion, supremacy, power, might (whether human or supernatural, especially applied to the power of Varun2a-Mitra varuṇa-mitra and Indra indra) RV.; AV.; VS.; S3Br. ii 325,1 58814 n. xi 325,1 58815 n. sg. and pl. government, governing body RV.; AV.; VS. x, 17; TBr. ii 325,1 58816 n. the military or reigning order (the members of which in the earliest times, as represented by...