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Bhagavad-gītā 18.43
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 43
- शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् ।
- दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥४३॥
- śauryaṁ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṁ
- yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam
- dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca
- kṣātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam
śauryamheroism — heroism; tejaḥpower — power; dhṛtiḥdetermination — determination; dākṣyamresourcefulness — resourcefulness; yuddhein battle — in battle; caand — and; apialso — also; apalāyanamnot fleeing — not fleeing; dānamgenerosity — generosity; īśvaraof leadership — of leadership; bhāvaḥthe nature — the nature; caand — and; kṣātramof a kṣatriya — of a kṣatriya; karmaduty — duty; svabhāvaborn of his own nature-jamborn of his own nature — born of his own nature.
Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity and leadership are the natural qualities of work for the kṣatriyas.