Choda

Choda
For the slang term, see Perineum.

Choda, Chaudra or Koda is an ancient Indian tribal group described in the Manusmriti, which says that, because of the omission of sacred Brahmanical rituals/codes and of their not heeding to the Brahmins, some noble Kshatriyas have gradually degenerated. The Chodras are named in that list.

shanakaistu kriya-lopadimah Kshatriya-jatayah. /
vrashalatvam gata loke brahmna-darshanen cha. //43
Paundrash-Chaudra-Dravidah-Kamboja-Yavanah-Shakah. /
Paradah Pahlavash-Chinah Kirata Daradah Khashah. //44
— (Manusmritti, X/43-44)

The location of these people is uncertain. Scholars speculate that the name could mean the people on the river Godavari, or it may refer to the Chola of south India.



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