ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परन्तप ।
कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः ॥
१८-४१ ॥
brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ ca parantapa |
karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāvaprabhavairguṇaiḥ ||
18-41 ||
Of brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, and śūdras, O scorcher of foes, the duties are apportioned according to the guṇas springing from their own nature.