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Sudra

American  
[soo-druh] / ˈsu drə /

noun

  1. Shudra.


Sudra British  
/ ˈsjuːdrə /

noun

  1. the lowest of the four main Hindu castes, the workers

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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

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 Jones, John P. (John Peter)

It is through compassion that something is given to the son of the Sudra wife.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

The position of the Sudra certainly suggests conquest.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

In other sects there is no hereditary principle and even a Sudra is eligible as Guru.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir