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RV. iv , 12 , 3 ;

The Rgveda in 4.12.3 states that Agni is the Svami of kshatrabala (Samrakshana-shakti).<ref name=":6">Sripad Damodar Satavlekar (1970), [https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.383411/page/n397/mode/2up Rigved ka Subodh Bhashya (Vol.2)], Pardi: Svadhyaya Mandal</ref>

अग्निरीशे बृहतः क्षत्रियस्याग्निर्वाजस्य परमस्य रायः । दधाति रत्नं विधते यविष्ठो व्यानुषङ्मर्त्याय स्वधावान् ॥३॥<ref>Rigveda, Mandala 4, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82_%E0%A5%AA.%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A8 Sukta 12]</ref>

अग्निरीशे बृहतः क्षत्रियस्य...॥३॥<ref>Rigveda, Mandala 4, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82_%E0%A5%AA.%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%A8 Sukta 12]</ref>

Early use of Kṣatriya in the Rigveda iv. 42, 1;  

Early use of Kṣatriya in the Rigveda iv. 42, 1;  

मम द्विता राष्ट्रं क्षत्रियस्य विश्वायोर्विश्वे अमृता यथा नः । क्रतुं सचन्ते वरुणस्य देवा राजामि कृष्टेरुपमस्य वव्रेः ॥१॥<ref>Rigveda, Mandala 4, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82_%E0%A5%AA.%E0%A5%AA%E0%A5%A8 Sukta 42]</ref>

मम द्विता राष्ट्रं क्षत्रियस्य.. ॥१॥<ref>Rigveda, Mandala 4, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82_%E0%A5%AA.%E0%A5%AA%E0%A5%A8 Sukta 42]</ref> - there are two kinds of Rashtras of me - the protector (Kshatriyasya)<ref name=":6" />

RV. v , 69 , 1 ;

Rigveda 5.69.1 states that Mitra and Varuna increase the samarthya of a kshatriya. Explanation: They endow human beings with shakti (power) and inspire them to do great work.<ref name=":6" />

त्री रोचना वरुण त्रीँरुत द्यून्त्रीणि मित्र धारयथो रजांसि । वावृधानावमतिं क्षत्रियस्यानु व्रतं रक्षमाणावजुर्यम् ॥१॥<ref>Rigveda, Mandala 5, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82_%E0%A5%AB.%E0%A5%AC%E0%A5%AF Sukta 69]</ref>

वावृधानावमतिं क्षत्रियस्य... ॥१॥<ref>Rigveda, Mandala 5, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82_%E0%A5%AB.%E0%A5%AC%E0%A5%AF Sukta 69]</ref>

RV. vii. 64, 2;  

RV. vii. 64, 2;