Mūla — the verse
Gita Press numberingकृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्
kṛiṣhi-gau-rakṣhya-vāṇijyaṁ vaiśhya-karma svabhāva-jam
paricharyātmakaṁ karma śhūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam
Anuṣṭubh
Translation
Swami Gambhīrānanda · follows Śaṅkara-bhāṣyaThe natural duties of the Vaisyas are agriculture, cattle-rearing, and trading. The natural duty of the Sudras, too, is in the form of service.
हिन्दी अनुवाद — Swami Tejomayānanda
कृषि, गौपालन तथा वाणिज्य - ये वैश्य के स्वाभाविक कर्म हैं, और शूद्र का स्वाभाविक कर्म है परिचर्या अर्थात् सेवा करना।।
Pronunciation — Vaamshii
from Vaamshiiकृषि गोरक्ष्य वाणिज् यम्
वैश्य कर्मस् वभाव जम्
परि चर्यात् मकङ् कर्म
शूद्रस् यापिस् वभाव जम्
॥ ४४ ॥
Read each split group as one breath-unit; hyphens join pādas kept whole for the meter or a compound word. Symbols: # upadhmānīya (visarga before p/ph), % jihvāmūlīya (visarga before k/kh), ऽ avagraha (an elided a). Full method →
Word by word
padārthakṛiṣhiagriculture
gau-rakṣhyadairy farming
vāṇijyamcommerce
vaiśhyaof the mercantile and farming class
karmawork
svabhāva-jamborn of one’s intrinsic qualities
paricharyāserving through work
ātmakamnatural
karmaduty
śhūdrasyaof the worker class
apiand
svabhāva-jamborn of one’s intrinsic qualities
Meaning — Questions & Solutions
from Q&A with KnA18.44What of the vaiśya — and what of the śūdra?
The natural duties of the Vaisyas are agriculture, cattle-rearing, and trading. The natural duty of the Sudras, too, is in the form of service.
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