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Verse 18·43

The divine power sustains all creation

Verse

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् ।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥

śauryaṃ tejo dhṛtirdākṣyaṃ yuddhe cāpyapalāyanamdānamīśvarabhāvaśca kṣātraṃ karma svabhāvajam

Heroism, high spirit, resolution, ability, not fleeing in the battle, giving, lordship īśvarabhāva, the temperament of the ruler and leader) are the natural work of the Kshatriya.

Gītā 18·43

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