śauryaṃ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaṃ yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam
dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca kṣatra-karma sva-bhāva-jam
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śauryam (valour) tejaḥ (vigour) dhṛtiḥ (firmness) dākṣyam (cleverness) yuddhe apalāyanam (not fleeing from battle) dānam (charity) īśvara-bhāvaḥ ca (and lidership) svabhāva-jam (born from one’s own nature) kṣātra-karma (activity of a kṣatriya) [
asti]
(it is).
| śauryam |
– |
śaurya 1n.1 n. – heroism, valour (from: śūra – hero); |
| tejaḥ |
– |
tejas 1n.1 n. – sharpness, heat, splendour, vigour, semen (from: √tij – to sharpen, to tolerate); |
| dhṛtiḥ |
– |
dhṛti 1n.1 f. – firmness, determination (√dhṛ – to hold, PP dhṛta – held); |
| dākṣyam |
– |
dākṣya 1n.1 m. – cleverness, dexterity (from: √dakṣ – to be skilful, to be strong, dakṣa – fit, expert, dexterous, intelligent); |
| yuddhe |
– |
yuddha 7n.1 n. – in battle (from: √yudh – to fight); |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| api |
– |
av. – although, moreover, besides, even; |
| apalāyanam |
– |
a-palāyana 1n.1 n. – not fleeing (from: palā-√xi – to run, to flee, palāyana – fleeing, escape); |
| dānam |
– |
dāna 1n.1 n. – gift, charity (from: √dā – to give); |
| īśvara-bhāvaḥ |
– |
īśvara-bhāva 1n.1 m.; TP: īśvarasya bhāva iti – state of being a ruler, lidership (from: √xīś – to own, to reign, īśa – ruler, lord, īśvara – ruler, lord; √bhū – to be, bhāva – state, existence, nature, emotions); |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| kṣatra-karma |
– |
kṣatra-karma 1n.1 n.; TP: kṣatrasya karmeti – activity of a kṣatriya (from: √kṣi – to own, to reign or √kṣi – to destroy, kṣatra – warrior; √kṛ – to do, karman – activity and its result); |
| sva-bhāva-jam |
– |
sva-bhāva-ja 1n.1 n. – born from one’s own nature (from: sva – own; bhāva – being, state, nature, sva-bhāva – own nature, natural state; √jan – to be born, ja – suffix: born); |
dākṣyaṁ → dakṣaṁ / dākṣaṁ / dārḍhyaṁ (being an expert / dexterity / hardness);
cāpi → vāpi (or);
īśvara-bhāvaś → aiśvara-bhāvaś (nature of a ruler);
kṣatra-karma → kṣatraṁ karma (kṣatriya activity);
śauryaṃ śūrasya bhāvaḥ | tejaḥ prāgalbhyam | dhṛtir dhāraṇam | sarvāvasthāsv anavasādo bhavati yayā dhṛtyā uttambhitasya | dākṣyaṃ dakṣasya bhāvaḥ, sahasā pratyutpanneṣu kāryeṣu avyāmohena pravṛttiḥ | yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam aparāṅ-mukhībhāvaḥ śatrubhyaḥ | dānaṃ deya-dravyeṣu mukta-hastatā | īśvara-bhāvaś ceśvarasya bhāvaḥ, prabhu-śakti-prakaṭī-karaṇam īśitavyān prati | kṣātraṃ karma kṣatriya-jāter vihitaṃ karma kṣātraṃ karma svabhāva-jam
śairyaṃ yuddhe nirbhayapraveśasāmarthyam, tejaḥ parair anabhibhavanīyatā, dhṛtiḥ ārabdhe karmaṇi vighnopanipāte ‚pi tatsamāpanasāmarthyam, dākṣyaṃ sarvakriyānirvṛttisāmarthyam, yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam yuddhe cātmamaraṇaniścaye ‚py anirvartanam; dānaṃ ātmīyasya dhanasya parasvatvāpādanaparyantas tyāgaḥ īśvarabhāvaḥ svavyatiriktasakalajananiyamanasāmarthyam; etat kṣatriyasya svabhāvajaṃ karma
kṣatriyasya svābhāvikāni karmāṇy āha śauryam iti | śauryaṃ parākramaḥ | tejaḥ prāgalbhyam | dhṛtir dhairyam | dākṣyaṃ kauśalam | yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam aparāṅmukhatā | dānam audāryam | īśvara-bhāvo niyamana-śaktiḥ | etat kṣatriyasya svābhāvikaṃ karma
sattvopasarjana-rajaḥ-pradhānānāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ karmāha – śauryaṃ parākramaḥ tejaḥ prāgalbhyaṃ dhṛtir dhairyaṃ īśvara-bhāvo loka-niyantṛtvam
kṣatriyasyāha śauryam iti | śauryaṃ yuddhe nirbhayā pravṛttiḥ | tejaḥ parair adhṛṣyatvam | dhṛtir mahaty api saṅkaṭe dehendriyānāvasādaḥ | dākṣyaṃ kriyā-siddh-kauśalam | yuddhe sva-mṛtyu-niścaye ‚py apalāyanam tatrāvaimukhyam | dānam asaṅkocaena sva-vitta-tyāgaḥ | īśvara-bhāvaḥ prajā-pālanārtha īśitavyeṣu śāsanātigeṣu prabhutva-śakti-prakāśaḥ | etat kṣatriyasya svābhāvikaṃ karma
