Chapter 18 Verse 44 of 78

• kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaḿ
• vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam
• paricaryātmakaḿ karma
• śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam

Translation

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

Synonyms

• kṛṣi

  plowing

• go

  of cows

• rakṣya

  protection

• vāṇijyam

  trade

• vaiśya

  of a vaisya

• karma

  duty

• jam

  born of his own nature

• paricaryā

  service

• ātmakam

  consisting of

• karma

  duty

• śūdrasya

  of the sudra

• api

  also

• jam

  born of his own nature.

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