Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of the lowest of the four major castes of traditional Indian society, comprising artisans, laborers, and menials.
- adjective Of or relating to the caste of Sudras.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The lowest of the four principal castes into which Hindu society was anciently divided, composed of the non-Aryan aborigines of India, reduced to subjection or servitude by their Aryan conquerors.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The lowest of the four great castes among the Hindoos. See
caste .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste
- noun the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Aryans probably conquered these indigenous inhabitants first; and when the others in the interior of the country were subsequently subdued and enslaved, the name Sudra was extended to the whole servile caste.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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For the Brahman represented Brahma, was in fact Brahma incarnate, while the Sudra was a manifestation of deity in inferior clay.
A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions Augustus Hopkins Strong 1878
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He said that that kind of work was strictly forbidden to persons of caste, and as strictly restricted to the very bottom layer of Hindoo society -- the despised 'Sudra' (the toiler, the laborer).
Following the Equator Mark Twain 1872
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He said that that kind of work was strictly forbidden to persons of caste, and as strictly restricted to the very bottom layer of Hindoo society -- the despised 'Sudra' (the toiler, the laborer).
Following the Equator, Part 5 Mark Twain 1872
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The fact was, Kudra was better help than her brother, better than her gimpy uncle, certainly better than the lazy Sudra laborers whom he had started to employ.
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Or that they wouldn't have come in four castes: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vayshia, and Sudra?
Keep It Simple, Stupid: Go Fixie! BikeSnobNYC 2008
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Or that they wouldn't have come in four castes: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vayshia, and Sudra?
Keep It Simple, Stupid: Go Fixie! BikeSnobNYC 2008
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The Balijas were proud of their Sudra status, in a world previously dominated by a classical Sanskritic varna scheme that insisted that kings had to be Kshatriya (two castes higher than Sudras).
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The four classic castes of the Hindu scriptures, the Brahmin (priest), the Kshatriya (warrior), the Vaishya (trader), and the Sudra (cultivator or artisan), have constantly proliferated.
Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000
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The four classic castes of the Hindu scriptures, the Brahmin (priest), the Kshatriya (warrior), the Vaishya (trader), and the Sudra (cultivator or artisan), have constantly proliferated.
Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000
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