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# Agnipurana 248.1

Agnipurāṇa 248.1

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [248.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.248.1)

dhanurvedaḥ  
agnir uvāca  
catuṣpādaṃ dhanurvedaṃ vede pañcavidhaṃ dvija /  
rathanāgāśvapattīnāṃ yodhāṃścāśritya kīrtitaṃ //

> The Science of Archery.  
> Agni said:  
> O twice-born, the science of archery has four feet and is known in tradition as fivefold, / proclaimed in reliance on warriors belonging to chariots, elephants, horses, and foot-soldiers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.248.1) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.248.1) — Sanskrit

## Linked texts (1)

- [The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.hopkins-1889.c2.s5.231) — E. W. Hopkins, English

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