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English Translation
Prowess, splendour, firmness, dexterity, and also not fleeing from battle, generosity, lordliness — these are the duties of the KSHATRIYAS, born of (their own) nature.
Word-by-Word Meaning
śauryaṃ = heroism; tejaḥ = power; dhṛtiḥ = determination; dākṣyaṃ = resourcefulness; yuddhe = in battle; ca = and; api = also; apalāyanaṃ = not fleeing; dānaṃ = generosity; īśvara = of leadership; bhāvaḥ = the nature; ca = and; kṣātraṃ = of a ksatriya; karma = duty; svabhāvajaṃ = born of his own nature.;
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Summary
The Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation
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