BG 18.44
कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् ।
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥
परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥
kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam
paricaryātmakaṁ karma śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam
paricaryātmakaṁ karma śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam
Word-for-word meanings
vaiśya-karma — the duties of vaiśyas; svabhāva-jam — born of their acquired nature; kṛṣi — [include] farming; rakṣya — protection; go — [of] cows; vāṇijyam — [and] engagement in trade and commerce; api — and; karma — the duty; śūdrasya — of śūdras; svabhāva-jam — born of their acquired nature; ātmakam — [is] of the nature of; paricaryā — service [to others].
Translation
The duties of vaiśyas, born of their acquired nature, include farming, tending cows, and engaging in trade and commerce. The duty of śūdras, born of their acquired nature, consists of rendering service to others.