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Chapter 18 · Verse 43The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation

Bhagavad Gita 18.43

BG 18.43 — Chapter 18 (The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation), Verse 43, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.

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

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

Roman: shauryam tejo dhrtirdakshyam yuddhe capyapalayanam . danamishvarabhavashca kshatram karma svabhavajam

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