Shudra
[shoo-druh]
- a Hindu of the lowest caste, that of the workers.
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Also Sudra.
Origin of Shudra
From the Sanskrit word śūdra
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Examples from the Web for shudra
Historical Examples
That you have graciously touched this untouchable Shudra is the proof of your mercy and that of Srvabhauma.
Chaitanya's Life And TeachingsKrishna das Kaviraja
Where there was no Brahman inhabitant, all the Shudra merchants invited Bhattchrya.
Chaitanya's Life And TeachingsKrishna das Kaviraja
The name Shudra symbolises a man who has no margin round him beyond his bare utility.
Creative UnityRabindranath Tagore