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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.18

ఆస్తిక్యం దాననిష్ఠా చ అదమ్భో బ్రహ్మసేవనమ్ । అతుష్టిరర్థోపచయైర్వైశ్యప్రకృతయస్త్విమా: ॥ ౧౮ ॥
āstikyaṁ dāna-niṣṭhā ca
[aastikyam daana-nishthaa cha]
adambho brahma-sevanam
[adambho brahma-sevanam]
atuṣṭir arthopacayair
[atushtir arthopachayair]
vaiśya-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ
[vaishya-prakritayas tv imaah]
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
āstikyaṁ dāna-niṣṭhā ca
āstikyam
faith in Vedic civilization
dāna-niṣṭhā
dedicated to charity
ca
also
adambho brahma-sevanam
adambhaḥ
being without hypocrisy
brahma-sevanam
service to the brāhmaṇas
atuṣṭir arthopacayair
atuṣṭiḥ
remaining dissatisfied
artha
of money
upacayaiḥ
by the accumulation
vaiśya-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ
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.

Atuṣṭir arthopacayaiḥ indicates that a vaiśya is never satisfied with any amount of wealth and always wants to accumulate more. On the other hand, he is dāna-niṣṭha, or dedicated to charitable work; brahmasevī, always engaged in assisting the brāhmaṇas; and adambha, free from hypocrisy. This is due to āstikyam, or complete faith in the Vedic way of life, and confidence that one will be rewarded or punished in the next life for one’s present activities. The fervent desire of the vaiśyas to accumulate wealth is not the same as ordinary material greed, because it is purified and tempered by the superior qualities mentioned in this verse.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Faith in Vedic civilization, dedication to charity, freedom from hypocrisy, service to the brāhmaṇas, dissatisfaction and desire to accumulate money are the natural qualities of the vaiśyas.
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