Note 14 — SINDBAD THE SEAMAN[1] AND SINDBAD THE LANDSMAN.
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
The second or warrior caste (Kshatriya), popularly supposed to have been annihilated by Battle-axe Ráma (Parashu Ráma); but several tribes of Rajputs and other races claim the honourable genealogy. Colonel Watson would explain the word by “Shakháyát” or noble Káthis (Kathiawar-men), or by “Shikári,” the professional hunter here acting as stable-groom.