Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 22
Chapter 365 — क्षत्रविट्शूद्रवर्गाः
The Classes of Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and Śūdras
अभ्यवस्कन्दनन्त्वभ्यासादनं विजयो जयः निर्वासनं संज्ञपनं सारणं प्रतिघातनं
abhyavaskandanantvabhyāsādanaṃ vijayo jayaḥ nirvāsanaṃ saṃjñapanaṃ sāraṇaṃ pratighātanaṃ
ابھیَوَسکَندن یعنی اچانک یلغار/حملہ، اور ابھیاسادن یعنی بار بار دباؤ سے کمزور کرنا؛ وِجَے اور جَے—فتح کے نام۔ نِروासन یعنی دشمن کو نکال باہر کرنا؛ سَنج्ञاپن یعنی تابع کر کے اقرار پر لانا؛ سارن یعنی منتشر کر کے بھگانا؛ پرتیگھاتن یعنی جوابی ضرب/پسپائی پر مجبور کرنا—یہ حربی کارروائیاں کہلاتی ہیں۔
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, Dhanurveda exposition)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dhanurveda","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Battlefield command vocabulary: naming and selecting tactical operations for attack, attrition, expulsion, submission, rout, and repulse.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Tactical operations: abhyavaskandana to pratighātana","lookup_keywords":["abhyavaskandana","abhyāsādana","nirvāsana","sāraṇa","pratighātana"],"quick_summary":"Enumerates standard maneuvers—sudden onrush, repeated pressure/attrition, victory modes, driving out, forcing submission, scattering, and counter-strike—usable as concise battlefield orders."}
Concept: Saṃjñā (technical naming) enables rapid coordination and disciplined action in collective enterprises like war.
Application: Standard terms reduce ambiguity in orders and improve interoperability among units.
Khanda Section: Dhanurveda (Military Science: tactics and battlefield maneuvers)
Primary Rasa: vīra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A battlefield commander signals distinct maneuvers—shock onrush, sustained pressure, expulsion, forced submission, rout, and counter-strike—shown as sequential vignettes.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural; stylized army lines with elephants and infantry, commander gesturing mudrā-like signals, labeled maneuvers on banners, bold flat colors and rhythmic composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore; heroic commander on horse with gold-embossed armor, troops in ordered bands, decorative arches and gilded highlights on standards naming tactics.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore; diagrammatic yet elegant depiction of troop movements with arrows and Sanskrit labels, soft shading, instructional manuscript aesthetic.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature; detailed campaign scene with multiple action clusters, officers issuing orders, banners inscribed with terms, fine landscape and courtly realism."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Bilawal","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: abhyavaskandanantvabhyāsādanaṃ = अभ्यवस्कन्दनम् + तु + अभ्यासादनम् (m + t → ntv).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Dhanurveda sections (weaponry, vyūha, training); Agni Purana 365 (kośa-style tactical vocabulary)
FAQs
This verse imparts Dhanurveda knowledge by enumerating standard battlefield operations—assault, attrition through repeated pressure, victory states, expulsion, forced submission, routing, and counter-attack—used for organizing and describing tactical conduct in war.
By cataloging precise tactical terms, it shows the Agni Purana functioning as a compendium that preserves not only theology and ritual but also applied statecraft and military science, including a technical vocabulary for strategy and combat operations.
Within a dharmic frame of kingship, such instruction supports righteous protection of subjects; when employed for defense and the maintenance of order (rajadharma), martial skill is treated as a disciplined duty rather than mere violence.