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Bhagavad Gita 18.41

ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।

brāhmaṇa-kṣhatriya-viśhāṁ śhūdrāṇāṁ cha parantapa karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāva-prabhavair guṇaiḥ

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
brāhmaṇabrāhmaṇaof the priestly class
kṣhatriyakṣhatriyathe warrior and administrative class
viśhāmviśhāmthe mercantile and farming class
śhūdrāṇāmśhūdrāṇāmof the worker class
chachaand
parantapaparantapaArjun, subduer of the enemies
karmāṇikarmāṇiduties
pravibhaktānipravibhaktānidistributed
svabhāva-prabhavaiḥ-guṇaiḥsvabhāva-prabhavaiḥ-guṇaiḥwork based on one’s nature and guṇas

Of Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras, O Arjuna, the duties are distributed according to the qualities born of their own nature.

हे परन्तप!  ब्राह्मणों, क्षत्रियों, वैश्यों और शूद्रों के कर्म, स्वभाव से उत्पन्न गुणों के अनुसार विभक्त किये गये हैं।।