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Apte Dictionary
V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
शूद्रśūdraA man of the fourth or the last of the four principal tribes of the Hindus; he is said to have been born from…
[शुच्-रक् पृषोdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedचस्य दः दीर्घः Uṇ.2.19]
A man of the fourth or the last of the four principal tribes of the Hindus; he is said to have been born from the feet of Puruṣa; पद्भ्यां शूद्रो अजायत Ṛv.1.9.12; or of Brahman; Ms.1.87; and his principal business was to serve the three higher castes; एकमेव तु शूद्रस्य प्रभुः कर्म समादिशत् । एतेषामेव वर्णानां शुश्रुषामनसूयया ॥ Ms.1.9.
Derived forms and compounds
-आर्ता the Priyaṅgu plant.
-आह्निकम् the daily ceremonies or observances of a Śūdra.
-उदकम् water polluted by the touch of a Śūdra.
-कृत्यम्, -धर्मः the duties of a Śūdra.
-घ्न, -हन्
Adjective
killing a Śūdra.
the slayer of a Śūdra; एतदेव व्रतं कृत्स्नं षण्मासान् शूद्रहा चरेत् Ms.11.13.
-प्रियः an onion.
-प्रेष्यः a man of any of the three higher castes who has become a servant to a Śūdra.
-भूयिष्ठAdjective consisting mostly of Śūdra; यद्राष्ट्रं शूद्रभूयिष्ठम् (विनश्यति) Ms.8.22.
-याजकः one who conducts a sacrifice for a Śūdra.
-राज्यम् a country of which a Śūdra is a king; न शूद्रराज्ये निवसेत् Ms.4.61.
-वर्गः the Śūdra or servile class.
-वृत्तिः the occupation of a Śūdra; वैश्योऽजीवन् स्वधर्मेण शूद्रवृत्त्यापि वर्तयेत् Ms.1.98,
-शासनम्
dominion of a Śūdra.
a written bond of a Śūdra; Latin D. B.
an edict addressed to Śūdras.
-संस्पर्शः the touch of a Śūdra; अस्वर्ग्या ह्याहुतिः सा स्याच्छूद्रसंस्पर्शदूषिता Ms.5.14.
-सेवनम् serving a Śūdra, being the servant of a Śūdra; Ms.11.69.
striyo vaiśyāstathā śūdrāste'pi yānti parāṁ gatim. — Those who take refuge with Me, O Partha, though outcastes, born from a womb of sin, women, Vaishyas, even Shudras, they also attain to the highest… 9·32
शूद्राःśūdrāḥnominative plural of the masculine noun śūdra (Shudra, the labouring class of the society).
शूद्राणाम्śūdrāṇāmgenitive plural of the masculine noun śūdra (Shudra, the labouring class of the society).
शूद्रस्यśūdrasyagenitive singular of the masculine noun śūdra (Shudra, the labouring class of the society).
शूद्रśūdra[sûdrá] m. man of the fourth or servile class: -ka, m. N. of a king, the reputed au thor of the Mrikkhakatikâ…
[sûdrá] masculine man of the fourth or servile class: -ka, masculinenoun of a king, the reputed au thor of the Mrikkhakatikâ; noun of a soldier; -gana, masculine Sûdra; -ganman, adjective descended from a Sûdra; masculine Sûdra; -tâ, feminine; also equal for, -tva, neuter condition of a Sûdra; -dharma, masculine duty of a Sûdra; -yâgaka, adjective sacrificing for a Sûdra.
Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
शूद्रśūdram. (of doubtful derivation) a S3u1dra शूद्र, a man of the fourth or lowest of the four original classes or…
masculine gender (of doubtful derivation) a S3u1dra शूद्र, a man of the fourth or lowest of the four original classes or castes (whose only business according to to Mn. i, 91, was to serve the three higher classes; in fg-veda ix, 20, 12, the S3u1dra शूद्र is said to have been born from the feet of Purusha पुरुषquod vide; in Mn. i, 87 he is fabled to have sprung from the same part of the body of Brahma1 ब्रह्मा, and he is regarded as of higher rank than the present low and mixed castes so numerous throughout India; केवल-श्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, a pure S3 S3u1dra शूद्र) fg-vedaetc. (IW. 212 etc.)
masculine gender a man of mixed origin Lexicographers
