Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् ।
दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥४३॥
śauryaṁ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṁ
yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam
dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca
kṣātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam
Word for word (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
- ca
- and
- kṣātram
- *kṣatriya*
- 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.
What this verse teaches
The four social orders (varṇas) and their qualities
Qualities in this verse
- Heroism
- power
- determination
- resourcefulness
- courage in battle
- generosity
- leadership
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.