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