Chapter 18 Verse 43 of 78

• śauryaḿ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaḿ
• yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam
• dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca
• kṣātraḿ karma svabhāva-jam

Translation

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

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 ksatriya

• karma

  duty

• jam

  born of his own nature.

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