Shloka 34
Bhīṣma’s Fall, the Arrow-bed (śara-talpa), and the Establishment of Guard
एतदालोक्यते सैन्यं क्षोभ्यमाणं किरीटिना । महोर्मिनद्धं सुमहत् तिमिनेव महाजलम्
etad ālokyate sainyaṃ kṣobhyamāṇaṃ kirīṭinā | mahormiṇaddhaṃ sumahat timinā iva mahājalam ||
Sañjaya said: “Beholding this, the Kaurava host is seen thrown into turmoil by the diademed Arjuna—like the vast ocean-water, heaving with great waves, churned and agitated by the mighty fish called Timi.”
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.