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TEXT 43

TEXT 43

Devanagari

Devanagari

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् ।
दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥ ४३ ॥

Text

Texte

śauryaṁ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṁ
yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam
dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca
kṣātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam
śauryaṁ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṁ
yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam
dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca
kṣātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam

Synonyms

Synonyms

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.

śauryam: l’héroïsme; tejaḥ: la puissance; dhṛtiḥ: la détermination; dākṣyam: l’ingéniosité; yuddhe: au combat; ca: et; api: aussi; apalāyanam: ne fuyant pas; dānam: la générosité; īśvara: de dirigeant; bhāvaḥ: la nature; ca: et; kṣātram: d’un kśatriya; karma: le devoir; svabhāva-jam: né de sa propre nature.

Translation

Translation

Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity and leadership are the natural qualities of work for the kṣatriyas.

L’héroïsme, la puissance, la détermination, l’ingéniosité, la générosité, la bravoure au combat et l’art de diriger – telles sont les qualités naturelles dont sont empreintes les actions du kṣatriya.