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.

Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity and leadership are the natural qualities of work for the kshatriyas.