Shudra

[shoo-druh]

noun

a Hindu of the lowest caste, that of the workers.

Also Sudra.

Compare Brahman¹(def 1), Kshatriya, Vaisya.

Origin of Shudra

From the Sanskrit word śūdra

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Examples from the Web for shudra

Historical Examples of shudra

That you have graciously touched this untouchable Shudra is the proof of your mercy and that of Srvabhauma.
Chaitanya's Life And Teachings
Krishna das Kaviraja
Where there was no Brahman inhabitant, all the Shudra merchants invited Bhattchrya.
Chaitanya's Life And Teachings
Krishna das Kaviraja
The name Shudra symbolises a man who has no margin round him beyond his bare utility.
Creative Unity
Rabindranath Tagore