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Bhagavad Gita 18.43

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Sanskrit

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्

śhauryaṁ tejo dhṛitir dākṣhyaṁ yuddhe chāpy apalāyanam
dānam īśhvara-bhāvaśh cha kṣhātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam

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.

Duty and Surrender

Doing one’s best in responsibilities while accepting outcomes gracefully.