Chapter 18: Conclusion -- The Perfection of Renunciation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 18.43

sauryam tejo dhrtir daksyam

yuddhe capy apalayanam

danam isvara-bhavas ca

ksatram karma svabhava-jam

SYNONYMS

sauryam -- heroism; tejah -- power; dhrtih -- determination; daksyam -- resourcefulness; yuddhe -- in battle; ca -- and; api -- also; apalayanam -- not fleeing; danam -- generosity; isvara -- of leadership; bhavah -- the nature; ca -- and; ksatram -- of a ksatriya; karma -- duty; svabhava-jam -- born of his own nature.

TRANSLATION

Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity and leadership are the natural qualities of work for the ksatriyas.

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