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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 282

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PHRASES IN THE GITA - 282


क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम  ...  (अध्याय १८ - श्लोक ४३)
க்ஷாத்ரம் கர்ம ஸ்வபாவஜம்  ...  (அத்யாயம் 18 - ஶ்லோகம் 43)
Kshaatram Karma Swabhaavajam  ...  (Chapter 18 - Shloka 43)

Meaning :  Natural works of Kshatriya ...

The inherent nature of a Kshatriya is constituted by these traits ..  (1) ..  Shouryam -  Bravery - courageous - tendency to tread a path not taken by many ..  tendency to jump into actions which others hesitate to do ..  (2) ..  Tejas --  This term has two meanings ..  (a) - Power to cause impact on others ..  (b) - speed ..  (3) ..  Dhrutih - Forbearance ..  ability to bear pain especially bodily pain ..  (4) - Daakshyam ..  Alertness , wakefullness ..  (5) .. Yuddhe Chapyapalaayanam ..  never say die attitude ..  (6) - Daanam ..  to give in charity ..  This is a prominent trait in a Kshatruya ..  (7) ..  Eeswara Bhavah -  to regard self as the powerful who influences and dominates lives of others ..

These are natural traits of a Kshatriya and his actions exhibit these ..

Shouryam --  Bravery ..  daredevilry ..  Fearlessness ..

Tejas ..  Tejas is the capacity to cause impact on others ..  A fast moving train causes movement of an unattached rail coach on the adjacent track ..  This is tejas of the train ..  A quiet and peaceful person generates silence and peace in the minds of persons in close company ..  This is Tejas ..  We are inspired and valorous ideas arise in our minds when we listen to the valorous deeds ..  We resolve to become like him ..  These may be short lived , nevertheless ..  Another meaning of the word Tejas is speed ..  A Kshatriya is fast , fast in thoughts , fast in decisions and fast in actions ..

Dhruti ..  Forbearance .. ability to bear pain , especially the physical one ..

Daakshyam ..  Alertness ..  Wakefulness ..  His ears and eyes are sharp and absorb every small happenings around ..  He has an almost perfect assessment of persons around ..

Yuddhe apalaayanam ..  A kshatriya never runs away from a battle field ..  He never withdraws from a struggle ..  Fear is never in his personality ..

Daanam ..  Daanam is to gift away , to give as charity ..  It is natural for a person with powerful ego to give ..  Ego that makes him suppose that "I protect all ..  Sustenance of all is my responsibility" .. This is a natural trait of a Kshatriya ..

Easwara Bhavah ..  The Kshatriya regards self as powerful ..  as the boss of all ..  He feels that he has all the powers vested in self ..  and that he can influence and dominate others' lives ..

Shri Krishna suggests that these are attributes exhibited in actions of a Kshatriya ..  His thoughts , his speech too reflect these attributes , according to Shri Krishna ..

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