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शूद्रस्तु वृत्तिमाकाङ्क्षन् क्षत्रमाराधयेद् यदि । धनिनं वाऽप्युपाराध्य वैश्यं शूद्रो जिजीविषेत् ॥ १२१ ॥
If a Sudra, (unable to subsist by serving Brahmanas,) seeks a livelihood, he may serve Kshatriyas, or he may also seek to maintain himself by attending on a wealthy Vaisya.
english translation
स्वर्गार्थमुभयार्थं वा विप्रानाराधयेत् तु सः । जातब्राह्मणशब्दस्य सा ह्यस्य कृतकृत्यता ॥ १२२ ॥
But let a (Sudra) serve Brahmanas, either for the sake of heaven, or with a view to both (this life and the next); for he who is called the servant of a Brahmana thereby gains all his ends.
english translation
विप्रसेवैव शूद्रस्य विशिष्टं कर्म कीर्त्यते । यदतोऽन्यद् हि कुरुते तद् भवत्यस्य निष्फलम् ॥ १२३ ॥
The service of Brahmanas alone is declared (to be) an excellent occupation for a Sudra; for whatever else besides this he may perform will bear him no fruit.
english translation
प्रकल्प्या तस्य तैर्वृत्तिः स्वकुटुम्बाद् यथार्हतः । शक्तिं चावेक्ष्य दाक्ष्यं च भृत्यानां च परिग्रहम् ॥ १२४ ॥
They must allot to him out of their own family (-property) a suitable maintenance, after considering his ability, his industry, and the number of those whom he is bound to support.
english translation
उच्छिष्टमन्नं दातव्यं जीर्णानि वसनानि च । पुलाकाश्चैव धान्यानां जीर्णाश्चैव परिच्छदाः ॥ १२५ ॥
The remnants of their food must be given to him, as well as their old clothes, the refuse of their grain, and their old household furniture.
english translation