Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.17.17

tejo balam dhritih śauryam

titikshaudāryam udyamah

sthairyam brahmanyam aiśvaryam

kshatra-prakritayas tv imāh

SYNONYMS

tejah — dynamic power; balam — bodily strength; dhritih — determination; śauryam — heroism; titikshā — tolerance; audāryam — generosity; udyamah — endeavor; sthairyam — steadiness; brahmanyam — being always eager to serve the brāhmanas; aiśvaryam — leadership; kshatra — of the kshatriyas; prakritayah — the natural qualities; tu — indeed; imāh — these.

TRANSLATION

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

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