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TEXT 44

TEXT 44

Devanagari

Devanagari

कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् ।
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म श‍ूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥ ४४ ॥

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Tekst

kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ
vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam
paricaryātmakaṁ karma
śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam
kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ
vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam
paricaryātmakaṁ karma
śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam

Synonyms

Synonyms

kṛṣi — plowing; go — of cows; rakṣya — protection; vāṇijyam — trade; vaiśya — of a vaiśya; karma — duty; svabhāva-jam — born of his own nature; paricaryā — service; ātmakam — consisting of; karma — duty; śūdrasya — of the śūdra; api — also; svabhāva-jam — born of his own nature.

kṛṣi — pløjning; go — af køer; rakṣya — beskyttelse; vāṇijyam — handel; vaiśya — vaiśyaernes; karma — pligt; svabhāva-jam — født af hans egen natur; paricaryā — tjeneste; ātmakam — som består af; karma — pligt; śūdrasya — śūdraens; api — også; svabhāva-jam — født af hans egen natur.

Translation

Translation

Farming, cow protection and business are the natural work for the vaiśyas, and for the śūdras there are labor and service to others.

Agerbrug og beskyttelse af køer såvel som handel er vaiśyaernes naturlige arbejde, og for śūdraerne er der arbejde og tjeneste til andre.