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शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् ।
दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥ १८-४३॥


śauryaṃ tejo dhṛtirdākṣyaṃ yuddhe cāpyapalāyanam
dānamīśvarabhāvaśca kṣātraṃ karma svabhāvajam 18-43


Prowess, splendour, firmness, dexterity, and also not fleeing from battle, generosity, lordliness — these are the duties of the KSHATRIYAS, born of (their own) nature.


śauryaṃ = heroism; tejaḥ = power; dhṛtiḥ = determination; dākṣyaṃ = resourcefulness; yuddhe = in battle; ca = and; api = also; apalāyanaṃ = not fleeing; dānaṃ = generosity; īśvara = of leadership; bhāvaḥ = the nature; ca = and; kṣātraṃ = of a ksatriya; karma = duty; svabhāvajaṃ = born of his own nature.;

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