# Bg. 18.44 > कृषिगौरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं वैश्यकर्म स्वभावजम् । > परिचर्यात्मकं कर्म शूद्रस्यापि स्वभावजम् ॥४४॥ ## Text > kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ > vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam > paricaryātmakaṁ karma > śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam ## Synonyms *kṛṣi*—ploughing; *go*—cows; *rakṣya*—protection; *vāṇijyam*—trade; *vaiśya*—vaiśya; *karma*—duty; *svabhāva*-*jam*—born of his own nature; *paricaryā*—service; *ātmakam*—nature; *karma*—duty; *śūdrasya*—of the *śūdra*; *api*—also; *svabhāva*-*jam*—born of his own nature. ## Translation **Farming, cow protection and business are the qualities of work for the vaiśyas, and for the śūdras there is labor and service to others.**