Sudra
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Sudra
From the Sanskrit word śūdra
Example Sentences
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Why might members of the Sudra and Pariah castes convert to Islam under the Delhi Sultanate?
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Through what acts, O puissant deity, does a Kshatriya also descend to the status of Sudra?
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
The old division into Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudra, and Mlechha, or outcast, who is below the Sudra, is but a division into the priest, the warrior, the husbandman, the artisan, and the menial....
From India, Its Life and Thought by John P. (John Peter) Jones
The Vrishi, however, was placed by the Sudra towards the south, with his head turned to the west.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
But death by Rama's hand confers immortality on the Sudra, who appears as a celestial spirit, and thanks his benefactor for the glory and felicity thus obtained.
From Tales from the Hindu Dramatists by J. S. Zemin
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