आस्तिक्यं दाननिष्ठा च अदम्भो ब्रह्मसेवनम् । अतुष्टिरर्थोपचयैर्वैश्यप्रकृतयस्त्विमा: ॥ १८ ॥
āstikyaṁ dāna-niṣṭhā ca adambho brahma-sevanam atuṣṭir arthopacayair vaiśya-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ
- āstikyam
- faith in Vedic civilization
- dāna-niṣṭhā
- dedicated to charity
- ca
- also
- adambhaḥ
- being without hypocrisy
- brahma-sevanam
- service to the brāhmaṇas
- atuṣṭiḥ
- remaining dissatisfied
- artha
- of money
- upacayaiḥ
- by the accumulation
- vaiśya
- of the vaiśyas
- prakṛtayaḥ
- the natural qualities
- tu
- indeed
- imāḥ
- these
Faith in Vedic civilization, dedication to charity, freedom from hypocrisy, service to the brāhmaṇas and perpetually desiring to accumulate more money are the natural qualities of the vaiśyas.