Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Gita 18.44 ·

हिन्दी

Sanskrit

कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् ।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣigaurakṣyavāṇijyaṃ vaiśyakarma svabhāvajam paricaryātmakaṃ karma śūdrasyāpi svabhāvajam

18.44Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोगVerse 44 of 78

Translation

Ploughing, protection of kine, and trade are the Vaishya duty, born of his own nature. Action of the nature of service is the Shûdra duty, born of his own nature.

— Annie Besant

Chapter 18, Verse 18.44