शूद्र [ śūdra ] [ śūdrá ] m. (of doubtful derivation) a Śūdra , a man of the fourth or lowest of the four original classes or castes ( whose only business accord. to Lit. Mn. i , 91, was to serve the three higher classes ; in Lit. RV. ix , 20 , 12, the Śūdra is said to have been born from the feet of Purusha q.v. ; in Lit. Mn. i , 87 he is fabled to have sprung from the same part of the body of Brahmā , and he is regarded as of higher rank than the present low and mixed castes so numerous throughout India ; [ kevala-ś ] , a pure Śūdra) Lit. RV. ( Lit. IW. 212 )

a man of mixed origin Lit. L.

N. of a Brāhman Lit. Buddh.

pl. N. of a people Lit. MBh. Lit. Pur.

[ śūdra ] f ( [ ā ] and [ ī ] ) . see below.