[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958) › c12.418 # Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c12.418 Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c12.418 - **Language:** English ### [c12.418](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c12.418) ⁶ The commentators’ interpretations that this refers to the predominance of śūdra judges or administrative officers seem to be gratuitous. - [Previous: c12.417](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c12.417) - [Next: c12.419](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c12.419) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c12.418](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.sharma-1958.c12.418) · Pramāṇa