Mūla — the verse
Gita Press numberingशौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।
दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्
śhauryaṁ tejo dhṛitir dākṣhyaṁ yuddhe chāpy apalāyanam
dānam īśhvara-bhāvaśh cha kṣhātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam
Anuṣṭubh
Translation
Swami Gambhīrānanda · follows Śaṅkara-bhāṣyaThe natural duties of the Ksatriyas are heroism, boldness, fortitude, capability, and not retreating from battle, generosity, and lordliness.
हिन्दी अनुवाद — Swami Tejomayānanda
शौर्य, तेज, धृति, दाक्ष्य (दक्षता), युद्ध से पलायन न करना, दान और ईश्वर भाव (स्वामी भाव) - ये सब क्षत्रिय के स्वाभाविक कर्म हैं।।
Pronunciation — Vaamshii
from Vaamshiiशौर् यन् तेजो धृतिर् दाक्ष् यम्
युद् धे चाप्य पला यनम्
दान मीश् वर भावश् च
क्षात्रङ् कर्मस् वभाव जम्
॥ ४३ ॥
Read each split group as one breath-unit; hyphens join pādas kept whole for the meter or a compound word. Symbols: # upadhmānīya (visarga before p/ph), % jihvāmūlīya (visarga before k/kh), ऽ avagraha (an elided a). Full method →
Word by word
padārthaśhauryamvalor
tejaḥstrength
dhṛitiḥfortitude
dākṣhyam yuddheskill in weaponry
chaand
apialso
apalāyanamnot fleeing
dānamlarge-heartedness
īśhvaraleadership
bhāvaḥqualities
chaand
kṣhātramof the warrior and administrative class
karmawork
svabhāva-jamborn of one’s intrinsic qualities
Meaning — Questions & Solutions
from Q&A with KnA18.43What are the natural duties of the kṣatriya?
The natural duties of the Ksatriyas are heroism, boldness, fortitude, capability, and not retreating from battle, generosity, and lordliness.
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