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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 41

Liberation Through Surrender

ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः

brāhmaṇa-kṣhatriya-viśhāṁ śhūdrāṇāṁ cha parantapa karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāva-prabhavair guṇaiḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.41 mean?

O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders, and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant quality in their nature.

Word-by-word meaning

brāhmaṇa—of the priestly class · kṣhatriya—the warrior and administrative class · viśhām—the mercantile and farming class · śhūdrāṇām—of the worker class · cha—and · parantapa—Arjun, subduer of the enemies · karmāṇi—duties · pravibhaktāni—distributed · svabhāva-prabhavaiḥ-guṇaiḥ—work based on one’s nature and guṇas

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