śauryaṠvīryaṠdhṛtis tejas
tyÄgaÅ› cÄtmajayaḥ ká¹£amÄ
brahmaṇyatÄ prasÄdaÅ› ca
satyaṠca kṣatra-lakṣaṇam
Å›auryam - power in battle; vÄ«ryam - being unconquerable; dhá¹›tiḥ - patience (even in reverses, a ká¹£atriya is very grave); tejaḥ - ability to defeat others; tyÄgaḥ - giving charity; ca - and; Ätma-jayaḥ - not being overwhelmed by bodily necessities; ká¹£amÄ - forgiveness; brahmaṇyatÄ - faithfulness to the brahminical principles; prasÄdaḥ - jolliness in any condition of life; ca - and; satyam ca - and truthfulness; ká¹£atra-laká¹£aṇam - these are the symptoms of a ká¹£atriya.