BG 18.43
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् ।
दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥
दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥
śauryaṁ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṁ yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam
dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca kṣātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam
dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca kṣātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam
Word-for-word meanings
kṣātram-karma — the duties of kṣatriyas; svabhāva-jam — born of their acquired nature; śauryam — [include] chivalry; tejaḥ — boldness; dhṛtiḥ — tenacity; dākṣyam — dexterity; apalāyanam — never fleeing; ca api — even; yuddhe — in the midst of battle; dānam — charity; ca — and; īśvara-bhāvaḥ — leadership.
Translation
The duties of kṣatriyas, born of their acquired nature, include chivalry, boldness, tenacity, dexterity, never fleeing even in the midst of battle, charity, and leadership.