AB, 7, 17, 4.0 sa hovācājīgartaḥ sauyavasis tad vai mā tāta tapati pāpaṃ karma mayā kṛtam tad ahaṃ nihnave tubhyam pratiyantu śatā gavām iti sa hovāca śunaḥśepo yaḥ sakṛt pāpakaṃ kuryāt kuryād enat tato 'param nāpāgāḥ śaudrān nyāyād asaṃdheyaṃ tvayā kṛtam iti //

AB, 8, 4, 5.0 brahma vai stomānāṃ trivṛt kṣatram pañcadaśo brahma khalu vai kṣatrāt pūrvaṃ brahma purastān ma ugraṃ rāṣṭram avyathyam asad iti viśaḥ saptadaśaḥ śaudro varṇa ekaviṃśo viśaṃ caivāsmai tac chaudraṃ ca varṇam anuvartmānau kurvanty atho tejo vai stomānāṃ trivṛd vīryam pañcadaśaḥ prajātiḥ saptadaśaḥ pratiṣṭhaikaviṃśas tad enaṃ tejasā vīryeṇa prajātyā pratiṣṭhayāntataḥ samardhayati tasmāj jyotiṣṭomaḥ syāt //

AB, 8, 4, 5.0 brahma vai stomānāṃ trivṛt kṣatram pañcadaśo brahma khalu vai kṣatrāt pūrvaṃ brahma purastān ma ugraṃ rāṣṭram avyathyam asad iti viśaḥ saptadaśaḥ śaudro varṇa ekaviṃśo viśaṃ caivāsmai tac chaudraṃ ca varṇam anuvartmānau kurvanty atho tejo vai stomānāṃ trivṛd vīryam pañcadaśaḥ prajātiḥ saptadaśaḥ pratiṣṭhaikaviṃśas tad enaṃ tejasā vīryeṇa prajātyā pratiṣṭhayāntataḥ samardhayati tasmāj jyotiṣṭomaḥ syāt //

BĀU, 1, 4, 13.2 sa śaudraṃ varṇam asṛjata pūṣaṇam /

ŚBM, 6, 4, 4, 9.2 agna āyāhi vītaya ity avitava ityetat tad enam brahmaṇā yajuṣaitasmācchaudrād varṇād apādatte //

MBh, 12, 62, 4.1 kṣātrāṇi vaiśyāni ca sevamānaḥ śaudrāṇi karmāṇi ca brāhmaṇaḥ san /

MBh, 12, 159, 53.1 śvabarbarakharān hatvā śaudram eva vrataṃ caret /

MBh, 13, 35, 7.1 na śaudraṃ karma kartavyaṃ brāhmaṇena vipaścitā /

MBh, 13, 35, 7.2 śaudraṃ hi kurvataḥ karma dharmaḥ samuparudhyate //

RājNigh, 2, 8.2 brāhmaṃ kṣātraṃ ca vaiśyīyaṃ śaudraṃ ceti yathākramāt //

RājNigh, 2, 12.2 dhānyodbhavaiḥ karṣakalokaharṣadaṃ jagāda śaudraṃ jagatau vṛṣadhvajaḥ //

RājNigh, 2, 13.2 vaiśyāj jātaṃ prabhavatitarāṃ dhātulohādisiddhau śaudrād etaj janitam akhilavyādhividrāvakaṃ drāk //