Adhyaya 249
Chapter 249 — धनुर्वेदकथनम् (Exposition of Dhanurveda): Archery Procedure, Target-Training, and Yogic Restraint
火神阿耆尼以准备仪式与器具整备开启《弓术》（Dhanurveda）之教：弓须制成合乎全长之度，净洁之，并置于祭祀语境中，表明武艺训练以法（dharma）为根。射者依严密次第行事——取箭，将箭囊带系于右侧，以右手抽箭而目光紧锁靶心，以左手举弓，继而牢固上弦就位（并用 siṃhakarṇa 器具使箭座稳固）。技法与内在约束并行：心不沉沦，专注于靶，发矢须从身体右侧正确标记处施放。练习循既定靶式推进（含如十六 aṅgula 之 candraka 等量度标记）、放箭后的控制训练（ulkā-śikṣā），并渐入更复杂的射法——眼标、方靶、转身射、动靶射，以及低/高贯穿。章中将靶分为坚固（dṛḍha）、难成（duṣkara）与奇难（citra-duṣkara），并规定左右两侧皆须训练，靶架安置务求稳固。末后以程序之精熟（karma-yoga-vidhi）贯通瑜伽教育：调伏其心与目光，克胜 yama，以合一武艺与灵性自律。
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A stepwise biomechanics-and-gear protocol: right-side quiver binding, drawing the arrow with the right hand while maintaining target-lock, lifting the bow with the left, firm nocking (puṅkha on guṇa) aided by the siṃhakarṇa implement, measured target marks (e.g., candraka of sixteen aṅgulas), and progressive drills including ulkā-śikṣā control after release.
It frames martial training as karma-yoga in practice: mental steadiness, disciplined gaze, correct method, and the conquest of yama are treated as integral to proficiency, making worldly skill (bhukti) a vehicle for dharmic self-mastery that supports spiritual refinement (mukti-orientation).