Brahmakshatriya or Murdhabhishikta is a term applied in Hindu varna division to people who have a Brahmin

Brahmin

Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...

 father and a Kshatriya

Kshatriya

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 mother. According to Manusmriti, such people are treated equal to Brahmin

Brahmin

Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...

s. Parasurama is a classical example of a Brahmakshatriya. In Kerala, only the Brahmakshatriyas were recognized as Kshatriya by the Nambuthiri Brahmins, while the son of a Kshatriya father and a Kshatriya mother was regarded as non-Kshatriya.