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Bhagavad-pitā As It Is
[Ch. 18]
brāhmaṇa —the  brāhmaṇas ;  kṣatriya —the  kṣatriyas ;  viśām —the  vaiśyas ;  śūdrāṇām —the  śūdras ;  ca —and;  parantapa —O subduer of the enemies;  karmāṇi —ac'ivities;  pravibhaktāṇi —are divided;  svabhāva —own nature;  prabhavaih —b'rn of;  gunaih —by the modes of material nature.
TRANSLATION
Brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras are distinguished by their qualities of work, O chastiser of the enemy, in accordance with the modes of nature.
TEXT 42
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च । ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम् ॥४२॥
śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ kṣāntir ārjavam eva ca jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam
śamaḥ —peacefulness;  damaḥ —self-control;  tapaḥ —austerity;  śaucam —purity;  kṣāntiḥ —tolerance;  ārjavam —honesty;  eva —certainly;  ca —and;  jñānam —wisdom;  vijñānam —knowledge;  āstikyam —religiousness;  brahma —of a  brāhmaṇa ;  karma —duty;  svabhāva-jam —born of his own nature.
TRANSLATION
Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, wisdom, knowledge, and religiousness—these are the qualities by which the brāhmaṇas work.
TEXT 43
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दार्श्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् । दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥४३॥
śauryaṁ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṁ 
    yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam 
    dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca 
    kṣātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam