TEXT 44
कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं
वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् ।
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म
शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥ ४४ ॥
kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ
vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam
paricaryātmakaṁ karma
śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam
SYNONYMS
kṛṣi—plowing; go—of cows; rakṣya—protection; vāṇijyam—trade; vaiśya—of a vaiśya; karma—duty; svabhāva-jam—born of his own nature; paricaryā—service; ātmakam—consisting of; karma—duty; śūdrasya—of the śūdra; api—also; svabhāva-jam—born of his own nature.
TRANSLATION
Farming, cow protection and business are the natural work for the vaiśyas, and for the śūdras there is labor and service to others.
