Sudra
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Sudra
From the Sanskrit word śūdra
Example Sentences
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The ancient designation Sudra finds no great favour in modern times, and we can point to no group that is generally recognized as representing it.
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They are lower than the lowest Sudra, and yet they will treat a twice-born Brahman like a dog.
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Some modern enquirers have attached very great importance to the undoubtedly wide and remarkable separation of the fourth or menial caste of Sudras from the three upper castes.
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Is there any caste lower than the Sudras?
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It is regarded by them as one of the ten sankars, or sacraments, necessary for the regeneration of men of the twice-born classes, and the only sacrament for women and Sudras.
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