Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 18.43

śauryaḿ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaḿ

yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam

dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca

kṣātraḿ karma svabhāva-jam

SYNONYMS

śauryam — heroism; tejaḥ — power; dhṛtiḥ — determination; dākṣyam — resourcefulness; yuddhe — in battle; ca — and; api — also; apalāyanam — not fleeing; dānam — generosity; īśvara — of leadership; bhāvaḥ — the nature; ca — and; kṣātram — of a kṣatriya; 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 kṣatriyas.

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