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Chapter 18 · Verse 43 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 18.43

empowering Dharma & Duty Karma & Action Self & Identity

Sanskrit

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।

Transliteration

śhauryaṁ tejo dhṛitir dākṣhyaṁ yuddhe chāpy apalāyanam dānam īśhvara-bhāvaśh cha kṣhātraṁ karma svabhāva-jam

Word by Word

śhauryam valor
tejaḥ strength
dhṛitiḥ fortitude
dākṣhyam yuddhe skill in weaponry
cha and
api also
apalāyanam not fleeing
dānam large-heartedness
īśhvara leadership
bhāvaḥ qualities
cha and
kṣhātram of the warrior and administrative class
karma work
svabhāva-jam born of one’s intrinsic qualities
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals here the natural expression of the warrior's dharma—not as aggression, but as the flowering of one's intrinsic nature when aligned with truth. Valor, strength, fortitude, skill, and fearlessness are the sacred gifts of the Kshatriya when wielded with generosity and humble leadership.

When you discover your own essential nature and offer its gifts without ego, you transform work into worship and obligation into liberation.

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Bhagavad Gita 18.43 — BG 18.43

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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