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Agni Purāṇa Dhanurveda And Śārṅgadharapaddhati Dhanurveda: Differences, Roles, And Functions(ธนุรเวทฉบับอัคนิปุราณะและฉบับศารงคธรปัทธติ: ความต่างสะท้อนสถานภาพ), Jiaranai Vithidkul, Chanwit Tudkeao

Journal of Letters

This research compares the archery training sections of Agni Purāṇa Dhanurvedaand Śārṅgadharapaddhati Dhanurveda, the two versions of ancient Indian military literatures. The goal is to clarify the similaritiesand differencesbetweenthese Dhanurvedas and to discover the roles and functions of the literatures. Upon examining the texts, it becomes clear that Agni Purāṇa Dhanurvedais uncategorizedand unordered. Some verses reveal the absence of existing then-contemporary knowledge and otherslead to skepticism on practicality. Thus, this Dhanurvedais likely to be a collection of archery science compiled together without editing, mainly to preserve the wisdom rather than to expressit. On the contrary, Śārṅgadharapaddhati Dhanurvedais much more organized. …