SHUDRA

Meaning of SHUDRA in English

/shooh"dreuh/ , n.

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

Also, Sudra . Cf. Brahman (def. 1), Kshatriya, Vaisya .

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SHUDRA — or Sudra Fourth and lowest of the varna s, or social classes, of Hindu India. Traditionally composed of artisans and …
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SHUDRA — Usage: usually capitalized variant of sudra
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SHUDRA — or Sudra Fourth and lowest of the varna s, or social classes, of Hindu India. Traditionally composed of artisans and …
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VARNA — Any of the four traditional social classes of Hindu India. One of the hymns of the Rigveda declares that the …
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VAISHYA — Third highest of the four varna s of India. Traditionally described as commoners, Vaishyas are connected with productive labour, such …
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CASTE — I Any of the ranked, hereditary, endogamous (see exogamy and endogamy ) occupational groups that constitute traditional societies in certain …
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SUDRA — /sooh"dreuh/ , n. Shudra. [ sudra ]
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KSHATRIYA — /ksha"tree euh/ , n. a member of the Hindu royal and warrior class above the Vaisyas and below the Brahmans. …
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DVIJA — /dvee"jah/ , n. Hinduism. a person who is twice-born: a distinction made between the first three classes of society and …
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CLASS — — classable , adj. — classer , n. /klas, klahs/ , n. 1. a number of persons or things regarded …
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BRAHMAN — — Brahmanic /brah man"ik/ , Brahmanical , adj. /brah"meuhn/ , n. , pl. Brahmans . Hinduism. 1. Also, Brahmin . …
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SUDRA — also spelled Shudra, Sanskrit Sudra, the fourth and lowest of the traditional varnas, or social classes, of Hindu India, traditionally …
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VARNA — n. Any of the four traditional social classes of Hindu India. One of the hymns of the Rigveda declares that …
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CASTE — n. Any of the ranked, hereditary, endogamous (see exogamy and endogamy ) occupational groups that constitute traditional societies in certain …
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VAISHYA — n. Third highest of the four varna s of India. Traditionally described as commoners, Vaishyas are connected with productive labour, …
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