ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परन्तप । कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः ॥ १८-४१॥ brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ ca parantapa karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāvaprabhavairguṇaiḥ Of scholars (BRAHMANAS) , of leaders (KSHATRIYAS) and of traders (VAISHYAS) , as also of workers (SHUDRAS) , O Parantapa, the duties are distributed according to the qualities born of their own nature. brāhmaṇa = of the brahmanas; kṣatriya = the ksatriyas; viśāṃ = and the vaisyas; śūdrāṇāṃ = of the shudras; ca = and; parantapa = O subduer of the enemies; karmāṇi = the activities; pravibhaktāni = are divided; svabhāva = their own nature; prabhavaiḥ = born of; guṇaiḥ = by the modes of material nature.;