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Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 18, Verse 41: Krishna to Arjuna — Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

Bhagavad Gītā 18.41Chapter 18 · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga · Krishna → Arjuna · Paranṭapa · anuṣṭubh
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परन्तप ।
कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः ॥
brāhmaṇa← brāhmaṇa(5 verses)compound (compound member)a brāhmaṇa (priest-class); pertaining to Brahmankṣatriya← kṣatriya(3 verses)compound (compound member)Kṣatriya (the warrior varṇa)viśāṃ← viśgenitive feminine plural nounto enter (verbal root); also: settler, person (Vaiśya class) śūdrāṇāṃ← śūdra(3 verses)genitive masculine plural nounŚūdra (the fourth varṇa, servant class) ca← ca(391 verses)and; (homonym: also the consonant ca) parantapa← paraṃtapa(10 verses)vocative masculine singular nounscorcher of foes (para 'foe' + tap 'burn')attested in commentariesśuddhādvaitaपुरा तथा प्रविभक्तानि कर्माणिadvaita-bhaktiशत्रुतापन, तेषां चतुर्णामपि वर्णानां कर्माणि प्रकर्षेण विभक्तानीतरेतरविभागेन व्यवस्थितानि
karmāṇi← karman(144 verses)nominative neuter plural nounaction, deed, the law of actionattested in commentariesadvaitaप्रविभक्तानि इतरेतरविभागेन व्यवस्थापितानिviśiṣṭādvaitaशास्त्रैः प्रतिपादितानिbhaktiप्रविभक्तानि प्रकर्षेण विभागतो विहितानिadvaita-bhaktiप्रकर्षेण विभक्तानीतरेतरविभागेन व्यवस्थितानि pravibhaktāni← pra-√vibhaj(2 verses)nominative neuter plural participle nounto distribute, divide (pra- + vi- + √bhaj)attested in commentariesadvaitaइतरेतरविभागेन व्यवस्थापितानिviśiṣṭādvaitaकर्माणि शास्त्रैः प्रतिपादितानिśuddhādvaitaकर्माणिbhaktiप्रकर्षेण विभागतो विहितानि svabhāva← svabhāva(11 verses)compound (compound member)own-nature, innate disposition (sva 'own' + bhāva 'being')attested in commentariesviśiṣṭādvaitaइति दर्शितम्prabhavai← prabhava(6 verses)instrumental masculine plural nounorigin, source; manifestation (pra- + √bhū)rguṇaiḥ← guṇa(35 verses)instrumental masculine plural nounquality, attribute (esp. the three guṇas: sattva/rajas/tamas)attested in commentariesadvaita, स्वभावः ईश्वरस्य प्रकृतिः त्रिगुणात्मिका माया सा प्रभवः येषां गुणानां ते स्वभावप्रभवाः, तैः, शमादीनि कर्माणि प्रविभक्तviśiṣṭādvaitaसह प्रविभक्तानि कर्माणि शास्त्रैः प्रतिपादितानि
spokensingle-voice recital; rendered via IndicF5 conditioned on a Sanskrit reference clip
meaning

The duties of brahmanas, kshatriyas, vaishyas, and shudras are each distinctly assigned by the *guṇas* that arise from their own nature.