Chapter 18, Verse 41
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप। कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।
brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ ca paraṃtapa। karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāvaprabhavairguṇaiḥ।।18.41।।
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- ब्राह्मण
- of Brahmins (priestly class)
- क्षत्रिय
- of Kshatriyas (warrior class)
- विशाम्
- and of Vaishyas (merchant class)
- शूद्राणाम्
- of Shudras (servant class)
- च
- and
- परंतप
- O scorcher of foes (Arjuna)
- कर्माणि
- duties/actions
- प्रविभक्तानि
- are distributed/assigned
- स्वभाव
- by their own inherent nature
- प्रभवैः
- arising from
- गुणैः
- by the gunas (qualities of nature)
Commentary
41. Of Brahmawas and Kshatriyas and Vaisyas, as also of Sudras, O Parantapa, the duties are divided according to the qualities born of nature.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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ब्राह्मण
क्षत्रिय
विशाम्
शूद्राणाम्
च
परंतप
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गुणैः
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