Shloka 34
Bhīṣma’s Fall, the Arrow-bed (śara-talpa), and the Establishment of Guard
एतदालोक्यते सैन्यं क्षोभ्यमाणं किरीटिना । महोर्मिनद्धं सुमहत् तिमिनेव महाजलम्,“जैसे तिमि नामक महामत्स्य उत्तालतरंगोंसे युक्त महासागरके जलको मथ डालता है, उसी प्रकार किरीटधारी अर्जुनके द्वारा मथित हो यह कौरवसेना विक्षुब्ध होती दिखायी देती है
etad ālokyate sainyaṃ kṣobhyamāṇaṃ kirīṭinā | mahormiṇaddhaṃ sumahat timinā iva mahājalam ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Als man dies sieht, gerät das Heer der Kauravas durch den diademgeschmückten Arjuna in Aufruhr—wie das weite Meerwasser, von großen Wogen aufgewühlt, vom mächtigen Fisch namens Timi gepeitscht und in Unruhe versetzt.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a single focused, capable warrior can morally and psychologically destabilize a much larger force; in dharma-yuddha narration, inner resolve and skill become decisive, and fear spreads when righteousness-backed prowess is witnessed.
Sañjaya describes the Kaurava troops as visibly agitated because Arjuna (the diademed warrior) is churning through their ranks; the scene is compared to the ocean being violently stirred by the great fish Timi.