Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 18.43

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्

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

Recitation · Text 18.43
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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Heroism, vigour, firmness, skill, not fleeing from battle, generosity and lordly bearing are the work of a kṣatriya. Generosity is on the warrior's list, not the priest's.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Generosity is on the warrior's list, not the priest's.