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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 18.43
yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam
SYNONYMS
śauryam — heroism; tejah — power; dhritih — determination; dākshyam — resourcefulness; yuddhe — in battle; ca — and; api — also; apalāyanam — not fleeing; dānam — generosity; īśvara — of leadership; bhāvah — the nature; ca — and; kshātram — of a kshatriya; karma — duty; svabhāva-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 kshatriyas.
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