The Sanskrit term Śūdrabhūyiṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Sudrabhuyistha or Shudrabhuyishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Śūdrabhūyiṣṭha (शूद्रभूयिष्ठ) refers to “inhabited mostly by Śūdras”. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (See the Manubhāṣya 8.22)

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śūdrabhūyiṣṭha (शूद्रभूयिष्ठ).—a. consisting mostly of Śūdra; यद्राष्ट्रं शूद्रभूयिष्ठम् (yadrāṣṭraṃ śūdrabhūyiṣṭham) (vinaśyati) Manusmṛti 8.22.

Śūdrabhūyiṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śūdra and bhūyiṣṭha (भूयिष्ठ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śūdrabhūyiṣṭha (शूद्रभूयिष्ठ).—mfn.

(-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) Abounding with Sudra. E. śūdra, bhūyiṣṭha many.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śūdrabhūyiṣṭha (शूद्रभूयिष्ठ):—[=śūdra-bhūyiṣṭha] [from śūdra] mfn. inhabited mostly by Ś°s, abounding with Ś°s [Manu-smṛti viii, 22.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śūdrabhūyiṣṭha (शूद्रभूयिष्ठ):—[śūdra-bhūyiṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) a. Having many shudras.

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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.

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Partial matches: Bhuyishtha, Shudra.

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