SHUDRA
Shudra from Su (Soo), meaning to produce, create, beget. It comes from Sooth meaning connecting thread. A child, because it is connected to the mother through the umbilical chord is called Suta, Soota. Shu / Shoo also has the connotation of being tender, compassionate,
Shudra from Su (Soo), meaning to produce, create, beget. It comes from Sooth meaning connecting thread. A child, because it is connected to the mother through the umbilical chord is called Suta, Soota. Shu / Shoo also has the connotation of being tender, compassionate,
nurturing etc., like in Shishu for a child that needs to be nurtured and handled tenderly. Dra as in Dravyam denotes richness in material wealth, natural resources.
Shudra was the word associated with people who were not only resourceful but were also careful with natural resources and nurtured them well, besides being innately compassionate towards others and therefore rendering selfless care / services to others in society.
A trait that eventually came to be exploited , first by foreigners and later by the locals too.
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