Bhagavad Gita · 18.43
॥
Devanāgarī
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् ।
दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śauryaṁ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṁ yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam |
dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca kṣātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
शौर्यम् तेजःśauryam tejaḥheroism, might.
धृतिः दाक्ष्यम्dhṛtiḥ dākṣyamdetermination, resourcefulness.
युद्धे च अपिyuddhe ca apiand also in battle.
अपलायनम्apalāyanamnot fleeing, steadfastness.
दानम्dānamgenerosity.
ईश्वरभावः चīśvara-bhāvaḥ caand the nature (bhāvaḥ) of a ruler (īśvara), leadership.
क्षात्रम् कर्मkṣātram karmathe activity (karma) of the kṣatriya.
स्वभावजम्svabhāva-jamborn of his nature.
Translation
“Heroism, might, determination, resourcefulness, steadfastness in battle, generosity, and leadership — such is the activity of the kṣatriya, born of his own nature.”
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