TEXT 43
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर् दाक्ष्यं
युद्धे चाप्य् अपलायनम् ।
दानम् ईश्वरभावश्च
क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥ ४३ ॥
śauryaṁ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṁ
yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam
dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca
kṣātraṁ 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.
