18.42 शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्
śamo damas
Word meanings
śhamaḥ—tranquility;damaḥ—restraint;tapaḥ—austerity;śhaucham—purity;kṣhāntiḥ—patience;ārjavam—integrity;eva—certainly;cha—and;jñānam—knowledge;vijñānam—wisdom;āstikyam—belief in a hereafter;brahma—of the priestly class;karma—work;svabhāva-jam—born of one’s intrinsic qualities
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Quietude, self-control, purity, forbearance, straightforwardness, knowledge, wisdom, and faith in another world are the duties of the Brahmanas, born of their nature.
Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher.
Control of the senses and the mind, austerity, purity, forbearance, uprightness, knowledge, special knowledge, and faith - all these constitute the duty of Brahmana born of his inherent nature.
The natural duties of the Brahmanas are the control of the internal and external organs, austerity, purity, forgiveness, straightforwardness, knowledge as also wisdom [Knowledge refers to the understanding of subjects presented by the scriptures; wisdom means making them matters of one's own experience.] and faith.
Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness and also uprightness, knowledge, realisation and belief in God are the duties of the Brahmanas, born of (their own) nature.
18.44 कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्
kṛṣi
Word meanings
kṛiṣhi—agriculture;gau-rakṣhya—dairy farming;vāṇijyam—commerce;vaiśhya—of the mercantile and farming class;karma—work;svabhāva-jam—born of one’s intrinsic qualities;paricharyā—serving through work;ātmakam—natural;karma—duty;śhūdrasya—of the worker class;api—and;svabhāva-jam—born of one’s intrinsic qualities
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Ploughing, tending to cattle, and trading are the actions of the Vaisyas, born of their nature. The action of service is of the Sudras, born of their nature.
Agriculture, protection of the cow and trade are the duty of a trader, again in accordance with his nature. The duty of a servant is to serve, and that too agrees with his nature.
Agriculture, cattle-breeding and trade are the duties of the Vaisya born of his nature৷৷. And the duty of a Sudra is one of service, born of his nature.
The natural duties of the Vaisyas are agriculture, cattle-rearing and trade. Of the Sudras, too, the natural duty is in the form of service.
Agriculture, cattle-rearing and trade are the duties of the Vaishya (merchant class), born of (their own) nature; and action consisting of service is the duty of the Sudra (servant class), born of (their own) nature.
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मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 18: Free Yourself Through Renunciation
mokṣasaṃnyāsayoga
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18.43 शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्
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Word meanings
śhauryam—valor;tejaḥ—strength;dhṛitiḥ—fortitude;dākṣhyam yuddhe—skill in weaponry;cha—and;api—also;apalāyanam—not fleeing;dānam—large-heartedness;īśhvara—leadership;bhāvaḥ—qualities;cha—and;kṣhātram—of the warrior and administrative class;karma—work;svabhāva-jam—born of one’s intrinsic qualities
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Heroic deeds, fiery energy, firmness, dexterity, and also non-attachment form the duties of the Ksatriyas, born of their nature, in battle, giving gifts, and overlordship.
Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature.
Valour, invincibility, steadiness, adroitness and non-fleeing in battle, generosity and lordliness are the duties of a Ksatriya born of his inherent nature.
The natural duties of the Ksatriyas are heroism, boldness, fortitude, capability, and also not retreating from battle, generosity and lordliness.
Prowess, splendour, firmness, dexterity and also not fleeing from battle, generosity and lordliness are the duties of Kshatriyas, born of (their own) nature.
