BG 18 VERSE 43
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्
दानमीश्वर भावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभाव जम्
śauryaṃ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṃ
yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam
dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca
kṣātraṃ 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: leadership | bhāvaḥ: nature | karma: duty | svabhāva-jam: born of his own nature. |
TRANSLATION
Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity, and leadership are the qualities of work for the kṣatriyas.
