Bg. 18.44

Devanāgarī

कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् । परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म श‍ूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥ ४४ ॥

Synonyms

kṛṣi—plowing;go—of cows;rakṣya—protection;vāṇijyam—trade;vaiśya—of avaiśya;karma—duty;svabhāva-jam—born of his own nature;paricaryā—service;ātmakam—consisting of;karma—duty;śūdrasya—of theśūdra;api—also;svabhāva-jam—born of his own nature.

Translation

Farming, cow protection and business are the natural work for the vaiśyas, and for the śūdras there are labor and service to others.

Purport