BG 18.44
कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् ।
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥ ४४ ॥
kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ
vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam
paricaryātmakaṁ karma
śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam
SYNONYMS
kṛṣi — ploughing; go — cows; rakṣya — protection; vāṇijyam — trade; vaiśya-vaiśya; karma — duty; svabhāva-jam — born of his own nature; paricaryā—service; ātmakam — nature; karma — duty; śūdrasya — of the śūdra; api — also; svabhāva-jam — born of his own nature.
TRANSLATION
Farming, cattle raising and business are the qualities of work for the vaiśyas, and for the śūdras there is labor and service to others.