Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 41 (18.41)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 41 (18.41)
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परन्तप । कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः | | १८-४१ | |
brāhmaṇakṣhatriyaviśhāṁ śhūdrāṇāṁ cha parantapa karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāvaprabhavairguṇaiḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशाम्
(brāhmaṇa-kṣhatriya-viśhām)— ब्राह्मण, क्षत्रिय और वैश्य के(of teachers, warriors, and traders) - शूद्राणाम्
(śhūdrāṇām)— शूद्रों के(of servants) - च
(cha)— और(and) - परन्तप
(Parantapa)— हे परन्तप अर्जुन(Arjuna (slayer of foes))
Line 2:
- कर्माणि
(karmāṇi)— कर्म(duties/activities) - रइभतइ
(pravibhaktāni)— रइभतइ(are distributed) - स्वभावप्रभवैः
(svabhāva-prabhavaiḥ)— स्वभाव से उत्पन्न(born of their own nature) - गुणैः
(guṇaiḥ)— गुणों से(by the qualities)
English: 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.
Learnings from Shloka 41:
- Natural Temperament:: Work should align with our natural skills, values, and psychological type.
- Organic Division:: Society functions best when everyone performs roles suited to their unique temperament.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 18.41 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Duties of different social and natural orders are allocated based on their inherent gunas and temperaments (swabhava).