The kshatriya princes fought with dauntless courage, but unity of action was impossible; for the Brahmins fomented mutual jealousies and checked the growth of national spirit.
"Tales of Bengal"
S. B. Banerjea
Elliot also remarks that Raja Agar Sen, being a king, must have been a kshatriya, and thus according to the legend the Agarwalas would have Rajput ancestry on both sides.
"The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II"
R. V. Russell
Visvamitra was a kshatriya, who, by the force of his austerities, compelled Brahma to admit him into the Brahmanical order, so that he might be on a level with Vasishtha with whom he had quarrelled.
"The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II"
R. V. Russell