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Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 18, Verse 44: Krishna to Arjuna — Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

Bhagavad Gītā 18.44Chapter 18 · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga · Krishna → Arjuna · anuṣṭubh
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् ।
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥
kṛṣi← kṛṣicompound (compound member)ploughing, agriculture (from √kṛṣ)gaurakṣya← gaurakṣyacompound (compound member)cattle-tending (go + rakṣ + -ya)vāṇijyaṃ← vāṇijyanominative neuter singular nountrade, commerce (from vaṇij) vaiśya← vaiśyacompound (compound member)Vaiśya (the merchant/agriculturalist varṇa)attested in commentariesviśiṣṭādvaitaस्य स्वभावजं कर्मkarma← karman(144 verses)nominative neuter singular nounaction, deed, the law of actionattested in commentariesadvaitaविवक्षयानुवदति -- कृषीतिviśiṣṭādvaita। एतद् वैश्य स्य स्वभावजं कर्म। पूर्ववर्णत्रयपरिचर्यारूपं शूद्रस्य स्वभावजं कर्म।तद् एतत् चतुर्णां वर्णानां वृत्तिभिः सहbhakti। त्रैवर्णिकपरिचर्यात्मकं शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजं कर्म।advaita-bhaktiक्रयविक्रयादिलक्षणम् svabhāva← svabhāva(11 verses)compound (compound member)own-nature, innate disposition (sva 'own' + bhāva 'being')jam← ja(16 verses)nominative neuter singular nounborn of, produced from (suffix)
paricaryā← paricaryācompound (compound member)service, attendance (pari- + √car)tmakaṃ karma← karman(144 verses)nominative neuter singular nounaction, deed, the law of actionattested in commentariesadvaitaविवक्षयानुवदति -- कृषीतिviśiṣṭādvaita। एतद् वैश्य स्य स्वभावजं कर्म। पूर्ववर्णत्रयपरिचर्यारूपं शूद्रस्य स्वभावजं कर्म।तद् एतत् चतुर्णां वर्णानां वृत्तिभिः सहbhakti। त्रैवर्णिकपरिचर्यात्मकं शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजं कर्म।advaita-bhaktiक्रयविक्रयादिलक्षणम् śūdrasy← śūdra(3 verses)genitive masculine singular nounŚūdra (the fourth varṇa, servant class)attested in commentariesviśiṣṭādvaitaस्वभावजं कर्मāpi svabhāva← svabhāva(11 verses)compound (compound member)own-nature, innate disposition (sva 'own' + bhāva 'being')jam← ja(16 verses)nominative neuter singular nounborn of, produced from (suffix)
spokensingle-voice recital; rendered via IndicF5 conditioned on a Sanskrit reference clip
meaning

Farming, cattle-tending, and trade are the vaishya's duties, born of his own nature; service to the other three orders is the shudra's duty, born of his.