Shaudra, Śaudra: 8 definitions
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Shaudra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śaudra can be transliterated into English as Saudra or Shaudra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraŚaudra (शौद्र) refers to one of the twelve types of sons (putra) according to the Manusmṛti 9.159-160.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśaudra (शौद्र).—a S Relating to the Shudra.
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śaudra (शौद्र).—m S A son of a Shudra woman by a man of any of the first three castes. This is the last of the twelve heirs. See dvādaśavidhaputra.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaudra (शौद्र).—a. (-drī f.) [शूद्र -अण् (śūdra -aṇ)]
1) Relating to a Śūdra or his tribe; शौद्राणि कर्माणि च ब्राह्मणः सन् (śaudrāṇi karmāṇi ca brāhmaṇaḥ san) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.62.4.
-draḥ The son of a man of any of the first three castes by a Śūdra woman; see Manusmṛti 9.16.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaudra (शौद्र).—mfn.
(-draḥ-drī-draṃ) Sudra, servile, relating or belonging to the last class. m.
(-draḥ) The son of a man of either of the first three classes by a Sudra woman, the last of the twelve sons acknowledged in the ancient Hindu law. E. śūdra a Sudra, and aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaudra (शौद्र).—[adjective] relating to a Śūdra, born of a Ś. woman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaudra (शौद्र):—mfn. relating or belonging to a Śūdra, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata]
2) m. the son of a man of either of the first three classes by a Śūdra woman (the last of the twelve kinds of sons acknowledged in the ancient Hindū law), [Manu-smṛti ix, 160.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaudra (शौद्र):—[(draḥ-drī-draṃ) m.] Son of a Sudra woman by a man of higher caste. a. Servile.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shaudrakayana, Shaudrayana, Shaudrayanabhakta.
Ends with: Akshaudra, Kshaudra, Kusumakshaudra.
Full-text: Shaudrayana, Shaudrayanabhakta, Dvadashavidhaputra, Cauttiran, Nishada, Shudra.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.159-160 < [Section XXII - The Relative Status of the Twelve Kinds of Sons]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 3.4 - Different kinds of Sons < [Chapter 3 - The Social Aspect Depicted in the Vyavahārādhyāya]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Section IV - The Creation and Its Cause < [Chapter I]