Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.17.17

tejo balaḿ dhṛtiḥ śauryaḿ

titikṣaudāryam udyamaḥ

sthairyaḿ brahmanyam aiśvaryaḿ

kṣatra-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ

SYNONYMS

tejaḥ — dynamic power; balam — bodily strength; dhṛtiḥ — determination; śauryam — heroism; titikṣā — tolerance; audāryam — generosity; udyamaḥ — endeavor; sthairyam — steadiness; brahmaṇyam — being always eager to serve the brāhmaṇas; aiśvaryam — leadership; kṣatra — of the kṣatriyas; prakṛtayaḥ — the natural qualities; tu — indeed; imāḥ — these.

TRANSLATION

Dynamic power, bodily strength, determination, heroism, tolerance, generosity, great endeavor, steadiness, devotion to the brāhmaṇas and leadership are the natural qualities of the kṣatriyas.

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