And because he also healed the wounds of Brahmanas, therefore, he passed by the name of Kshatriya. And because the Earth (during his regime) became celebrated for the practice of virtue, therefore, she passed by the name of Prithivi.
ब्राह्मणानां क्षतत्राणात् ततः क्षत्रिय उच्यते। प्रथिता धर्मतश्चेयं पृथिवी बहुभिः स्मृता॥