Bg. 18.43

Devanāgarī

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

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 akṣatriya;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.

Purport