शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् | दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ||१८-४३||
śauryaṃ tejo dhṛtirdākṣyaṃ yuddhe cāpyapalāyanam . dānamīśvarabhāvaśca kṣātraṃ karma svabhāvajam ||18-43||
- 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 a kṣatriya
- karma
- duty
- svabhāva-jam
- born of his own nature
Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity and leadership are the natural qualities of work for the kṣatriyas.