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Bhagavad-gītā 18.43

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


TEXT 43

Devanagari

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् ।
दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥४३॥

Verse text

śauryaṁ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṁ
yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam
dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca
kṣātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam

Synonyms

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.

Translation

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

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