Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 41
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।
कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः ॥
Say itbrāhmaṇa-kṣhatriya-viśhāṁ śhūdrāṇāṁ cha parantapa
karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāva-prabhavair guṇaiḥ
Translation
Of Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras, O Arjuna, the duties are distributed according to the qualities born of their own nature.
Swami Sivananda
O scorcher of enemies, the duties of the Brahmanas, Ksatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras have been fully classified according to the gunas born from Nature.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The duties of the Brahmanas, Ksatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras are clearly divided, O Arjuna, according to their Gunas, born of their nature.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The duties of the Brahmanas, the Kshatriyas, the Vaishyas, and the Shudras are properly classified according to the qualities that are the sources of their nature, O scorcher of foes!
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
O 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.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे परंतप ! ब्राह्मण, क्षत्रिय, वैश्य और शूद्रोंके कर्म स्वभावसे उत्पन्न हुए तीनों गुणोंके द्वारा विभक्त किये गये हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे परन्तप! ब्राह्मणों, क्षत्रियों, वैश्यों और शूद्रों के कर्म, स्वभाव से उत्पन्न गुणों के अनुसार विभक्त किये गये हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.