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Can a Kshatriya man marry a Brahmin?
Brahmin men can marry Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and even Shudra women but Shudra men can marry only Shudra women. Although Brahmin, Kshatriya, and Vaishya men have been allowed inter-caste marriages, even in distress they should not marry Shudra women.
Are Kshatriya Brahmins?
The Caste system is the social hierarchy in India. The system of classification, Varna is a system that existed in the Vedic Society that divided the society into four classes Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (warriors), Vaishyas (skilled traders, merchants), and Shudras (unskilled workers).
Can a Brahmin guy marry a Kshatriya girl?
If in any case there is intercaste marriage, A Brahmin boy can marry a girl lower than his caste. But a Brahmin girl shouldn’t marry someone lower than her own caste. so yes to answer your question a Brahmin guy may marry a Kshatriya girl. These kind of inter- caste marriages are called Prathiloma and Anuloma marriages.
Can a Vaishya man marry a Kshatriya girl?
No, Vaishya man can marry girls of higher-same castes like Vaishya, Brahmin, Kshatriya, similarly Kshatriya man can marry Kshatriya or Brahmin woman only.(Sood caste is from Kshatriya father and Brahmin mother). Brahmin can marry only a Brahmin Girl. For eg. Lunar King Yayati married Brahmin Girl Devayani(daught of Shukracharya) .
What happens if a Brahmin marries a Dalit girl?
If a brahmin marries another caste girl, their children are considered brahmins. If another caste man marries a brahmin girl their children are considered from his caste. Former lok sabha speaker meira kumar , a dalit, married a brahmin.
Can a Rajput marry a kşatrīya girl?
Yes, definitely. Why not? However, by marrying a Rajput (Kşatrīya) girl the boy will lose his caste and become a member of his wife’s caste. In other words, the boy will no longer be a Brāhmaņa anymore and will become a Kşatrīya by marrying a Kşatrānī.