SUdraH [ Suc-rak pfzo° casya daH dIrGaH 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 ; padByAM SUdro ajAyata Rv. 10. 90. 12 , or of Brahman; Ms. 1. 87 , and his principal business was to serve the three higher castes; cf. Ms. 1. 91 . Comp. — ArtA the Priyaṅgu plant. — ahnikaM the daily ceremonies or observances of a Śūdra. — udakaM water polluted by the touch of a Śūdra. — kftyaM, -DarmaH the duties of a Śūdra. — priyaH an onion. — prezyaH a man of any of the three higher castes who has become a servant to a Śūdra. — BUyizWa a. consisting mostly of Śūdras. — yAjakaH one who conducts a sacrifice for a Śūdra. — vargaH the Śūdra or servile class. — sevanaM serving a Śūdra, being the servant of a Śūdra.