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कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।

English Translation By Swami Sivananda

18.41 Of Brahmanas, Kshatriyas and Vaisyas, as also of Sudras, O Arjuna, the duties are distributed according to the alities born of their own nature.