Shudra

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Hindu varna (caste) of workers.

    "A Sudra knows that his lot in life has been cast by divine fiat, and he does not expect the perquisites of a Brahmin."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Shudra. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status wordnet
  4. 4
    a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste wordnet

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sudrasudra

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"A Sudra knows that his lot in life has been cast by divine fiat, and he does not expect the perquisites of a Brahmin."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शूद्र (śūdra).

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