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शौर्यं तेजॊ धृतिर दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्य अपलायनम दानम ईश्वरभावश च कषात्रं कर्म सवभावजम
śauryaṁ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṁ yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca kṣātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam
WORD BY WORD
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;
TRANSLATION
| Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity and leadership are the natural qualities of work for the kṣatriyas.
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