Adhyāya 18Ch 18•Verse 44
"Farming, cow protection and business are the natur..."
Adhyāya 18 • Shloka 44
कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् | परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् || ४४ ||
kṛṣi-gau-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam | paricaryātmakaṁ karma śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam || 44 ||
"Farming, cow protection and business are the natural work for the vaiśyas, and for the śūdras there is labor and service to others."