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शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् ।
दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥

śauryaṃ tejo dhṛtirdākṣyaṃ yuddhe cāpy-apalāyanam
dānam-īśvara-bhāvaśca kṣātraṃ karma svabhāvajam – 43

Valour, splendour, determination, skill, not running away from the battlefield, charity and lordship – these constitute the natural activities of a kshatriya.