My Personal Gita

Krishna

18.43 शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्

śauryaṃ tejo dhṛtirdākṣyaṃ yuddhe cāpyapalāyanam | dānamīśvarabhāvaśca kṣātraṃ karma svabhāvajam

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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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

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.

Shri Purohit Swami

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.

Swami Adidevananda

Valour, invincibility, steadiness, adroitness and non-fleeing in battle, generosity and lordliness are the duties of a Ksatriya born of his inherent nature.

Swami Gambirananda

The natural duties of the Ksatriyas are heroism, boldness, fortitude, capability, and also not retreating from battle, generosity and lordliness.

Swami Sivananda

Prowess, splendour, firmness, dexterity and also not fleeing from battle, generosity and lordliness are the duties of Kshatriyas, born of (their own) nature.

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Krishna

18.45 स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु

sve sve karmaṇyabhirataḥ saṃsiddhiṃ labhate naraḥ | svakarmanirataḥ siddhiṃ yathā vindati tacchṛṇu

Word meanings

sve sve—respectively;karmaṇi—work;abhirataḥ—fulfilling;sansiddhim—perfection;labhate—achieve;naraḥ—a person;sva-karma—to one’s own prescribed duty;nirataḥ—engaged;siddhim—perfection;yathā—as;vindati—attains;tat—that;śhṛiṇu—hear

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

A person, devoted to their own respective action, attains success. How one attains success through devotion to their own action, that you must hear from Me.

Shri Purohit Swami

Perfection is attained when each attends diligently to his duty. Listen and I will tell you how it is attained by him who always minds his own duty.

Swami Adidevananda

Devoted to his duty, man attains perfection. Hear now how one devoted to his own duty attains perfection.

Swami Gambirananda

Being devoted to his own duty, man attains complete success. Hear that as to how one devoted to his own duty achieves success.

Swami Sivananda

Each man, devoted to his own duty, attains perfection. How he attains perfection while being engaged in his own duty, hear now.

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18.44 कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम्।परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम्

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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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

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.

Shri Purohit Swami

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.

Swami Adidevananda

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.

Swami Gambirananda

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.

Swami Sivananda

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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