Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
[śuc-rak pṛṣoº casya daḥ dīrghaḥ 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; padbhyāṃ śūdro ajāyata 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 ārtā the Priyaṅgu plant. ahnikaṃ the daily ceremonies or observances of a Śūdra....
