Adhyaya 251
Dhanurveda-kathana (Exposition of Martial Science): Movements, Weapon-Operations, Combat Postures, and Battle Readiness
火神阿耆尼详述战场行进与攻势的技术分类（如 bhrānta、udbhrānta、śyenapāta、ākula），继而提出成对名目与结构单元，作为训练与诵记的规范范畴。全章依次铺陈实修课程：(1) 剑与盾之法，具三十二种站势（pratyālīḍha、ālīḍha、varāha、lulita 等）；(2) 擒拿摔跤之术——转身、擒取、上掷下摔、制伏与解脱；(3) 惩戒性缚索/套索的分类与操作（vyasta-pāśa 及其规定动作）；(4) 针对各类兵器的专门“业作”：cakra、śūla、tomara、gadā、parāśu、mudgara、bhindipāla、laguḍa、vajra、paṭṭiśa 与剑——并以 yantra-karman（机械/战具装置之操作）作结。又列手势印相（hastas/mudrās）、身体反应与征象，以及护身或药用/仪式之物。末段论及战场后勤：为战象与战车配备武装，分派持钩者、弓手、剑手与盾手，并以真言净化加持兵器；终以王者之训诫：先克敌而后依 dharma 守护国土。
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Frequently Asked Questions
A codified taxonomy of martial practice: named movement/attack modes, enumerated stance-systems (including thirty-two sword-and-shield postures), and weapon-specific karmas (operations) extending from hand weapons to cakra and yantra (mechanical devices), plus prescribed roles and equipment for elephants, chariots, and protective units.
By presenting warfare as Agneya Vidya governed by dharma: weapons are consecrated with mantra, skill is disciplined through named and countable methods, and victory is ethically completed by the duty to protect and govern—aligning embodied mastery (bhukti) with righteous order and higher purpose (mukti-oriented restraint).