Bhagavad Gita · 18.41
॥
Devanāgarī
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परन्तप ।
कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
brāhmaṇa-kṣatriya-viśāṁ śūdrāṇāṁ ca parantapa |
karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāva-prabhavair guṇaiḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशाम्brāhmaṇa-kṣatriya-viśāmof the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, and vaiśyas.
शूद्राणाम् चśūdrāṇām caand also of the śūdras.
परन्तपparantapaO Parantapa!
कर्माणिkarmāṇithe activities, the duties.
प्रविभक्तानिpravibhaktāniare divided.
स्वभावप्रभवैःsvabhāva-prabhavaiḥborn (prabhavaiḥ) of their own nature (svabhāva).
गुणैःguṇaiḥby the modes.
Translation
“O Parantapa, the activities of the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, and śūdras are divided according to the modes born of their own nature.”
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