BG 18.44
कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्
kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijyaṃ
vaiśyakarma svabhāvajam
paricaryātmakaṃ karma
śūdrasyāpi svabhāvajam
SYNONYMS
kṛṣi: ploughing | go: cows | rakṣya: protection | vāṇijyam: trade | vaiśya: vaiśya | karma: duty | svabhāva-jam: born of his own nature. | paricaryā: service | ātmakam: nature | śūdrasya: of the śūdra | api: also |
TRANSLATION
Farming, cattle raising and business are the qualities of work for the vaiśyas, and for the śūdras there is labor and service to others.