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Sudra
[ soo-druh ]
Sudra
/ ˈsjuːdrə /
noun
- the lowest of the four main Hindu castes, the workers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sudra1
From the Sanskrit word śūdra
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sudra1
C17: from Sanskrit
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Example Sentences
We wear the sacred garment, the Sudra or the shirt, the Kusti or thread for the waist, and the twofold cap.
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If a Sudra presumed to sit upon a Brahmin's carpet, his punishment was banishment.
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Sudra, sū′dra, n. a member of the fourth and lowest of the Hindu castes.
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A Sudra in distress may turn to a handicraft; and in the same circumstances a Vaisya may stoop to service.
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The Sudra is to serve the twice born; and even when emancipated cannot be anything but a Sudra.
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