BG 18.44
TEXT 44
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.