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Bhagavad Gītā (Kashmirian recension)18.44

18.44
कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् । पयुत्थानात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥ १८-४४ ॥
kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijyaṃ vaiśyakarma svabhāvajam | payutthānātmakaṃ karma śūdrasyāpi svabhāvajam || 18-44 ||
— agriculture, cattle-tending, and trade ; — is the vaiśya's duty, born of his nature ; — work consisting of service ; — is the śūdra's too, born of his nature

Agriculture, cattle-tending, and trade are the vaiśya's duty, born of his nature; and work consisting of service is the śūdra's, born of his nature.