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
Similarly, one that is a Vaisya by birth may, by following the practices of a Sudra, become a Sudra.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
A Sudra of the name of Pasusakha married Ganda and became her husband.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
After a time that is sixty times longer than what has been stated as the period of Sudra existence, one becomes a person of the fighting order.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Of course, what is implied is that one becomes a Brahmana, or Kshatriya, or Vaisya or Sudra, through original creation as such, by the Self-born, that is, birth.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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