SB 11.17.17

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 17: Lord Kṛṣṇa's Description of the Varṇāśrama System

SB 11.17.16

SB 11.17.18

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 17

tejo balaṁ dhṛtiḥ śauryaṁ
titikṣaudāryam udyamaḥ
sthairyaṁ brahmanyam aiśvaryaṁ
kṣatra-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ

SYNONYMS

tejaḥ—dynamic power; balam—bodily strength; dhṛtiḥ—determination; śauryam—heroism; titikṣā—tolerance; audāryam—generosity; udyamaḥ—endeavor; sthairyam—steadiness; brahmaṇyam—being always eager to serve the brāhmaṇas; aiśvaryam—leadership; kṣatra—of the kṣatriyas; prakṛtayaḥ—the natural qualities; tu—indeed; imāḥ—these.

TRANSLATION

Dynamic power, bodily strength, determination, heroism, tolerance, generosity, great endeavor, steadiness, devotion to the brāhmaṇas and leadership are the natural qualities of the kṣatriyas.