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वैश्यस्तु वार्तावृत्तिः स्यान् नित्यं ब्रह्मकुलानुगः ।
शूद्रस्य द्विजशुश्रूषा वृत्तिश्च स्वामिनो भवेत् ॥ १५ ॥

vaisyas tu varta-vrttih syan

nityam brahma-kulanugah

sudrasya dvija-susrusa

vrttis ca svamino bhavet

vaisyah-the mercantile community; tu-indeed; varta-vrttih-engaged in agriculture, cow protection, and trade; syat-must be; nityam-always; brahma-kula-anugah-following the directions of the brahmanas; sudrasya-of the fourth-grade persons, the workers; dvija-susrusa-the service of the three higher sections (the brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas); vrttih-means of livelihood; ca-and; svaminah-of the master; bhavet-he must be.