कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् ।
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥१८- ४४॥
kṛṣigaurakṣyavāṇijyaṃ vaiśyakarma svabhāvajam ।
paricaryātmakaṃ karma śūdrasyāpi svabhāvajam ॥18- 44॥
Plowing, cow-herding, and trade is the vaishya action born of one's own nature. The action of the shudra consisting of service is even born of one's own nature.
kṛṣigaurakṣyavāṇijyam (kṛṣi + gaurakṣya + vāṇijyam) (neuter, nominative, singular) = plowing, cow-herding, and trade
vaiśyakarma (neuter, nominative, singular) = vaishya action
svabhāvajam (neuter, nominative, singular) = born of one's own nature
paricaryātmakam (paricaryā + ātmakam) (neuter, nominative, singular) = consisting of service
karma (neuter, nominative, singular) = action
śūdrasya (masculine, genitive, singular) = of the shudra
api (adverb) (indeclinable) = even
svabhāvajam (neuter, nominative, singular) = born of one's own nature
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