sauryam viryam dhrtis tejas
satyam ca ksatra-laksanam
sauryam-power in battle; viryam-being unconquerable; dhrtih-patience (even in reverses, a ksatriya is very grave); tejah-ability to defeat others; tyagah-giving charity; ca-and; atma-jayah-not being overwhelmed by bodily necessities; ksama-forgiveness; brahmanyata-faithfulness to the brahminical principles; prasadah-jolliness in any condition of life; ca-and; satyam ca-and truthfulness; ksatra-laksanam-these are the symptoms of a ksatriya.