Ashudra, Aśūdra, A-shudra: 3 definitions
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Ashudra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Aśūdra can be transliterated into English as Asudra or Ashudra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśūdra (अशूद्र):—[=a-śūdra] m. not a Śūdra, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxx, 22; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Apashudra, Imdrashudra, Mahashudra.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.268 < [Section XLI - Verbal Assault (Abuse and Defamation)]
Verse 3.13 < [Section III - Marriageable Girls]
Verse 11.126 < [Section XIV - Expiation for the killing of a Kṣatriya, or a Vaiśya or a Śūdra]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.21.18 < [Chapter 21 - The Story of Śrī Nārada]
Verse 4.19.136 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
Verse 2.18.18 < [Chapter 18 - The Sight of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXVIII < [Apaddharmanusasana Parva]
Section CXLIII < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section CXXXV < [Anusasanika Parva]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXXXI - Expiatory Penances < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Chapter XCVI - Origin of mixed castes < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter IX - The mode of spiritual initiation < [Agastya Samhita]
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter I, Section III, Adhikarana IX < [Section III]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)