Shloka 296
भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च
Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka
चुक्षुभे भरतश्रेष्ठ तिमिनेव नदीमुखम् । भरतश्रेष्ठ! जैसे तिमिनामक मत्स्य नदीके प्रवाहको विक्षुब्ध कर देता है, उसी प्रकार द्रोणपुत्रके द्वारा संतप्त की हुई पाण्डव-सेनामें हलचल मच गयी
cukṣubhe bharataśreṣṭha timineva nadīmukham |
Sañjaya said: “O best of the Bharatas, the Pāṇḍava host—scorched and harried by Droṇa’s son—fell into turmoil, just as the mighty fish called Timi churns and agitates the mouth of a river.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the destabilizing power of concentrated aggression: when a force like Droṇa’s son strikes relentlessly, even a large army can lose cohesion. Ethically, it points to how war magnifies fear and disorder, testing discipline and dharma under extreme pressure.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Aśvatthāmā’s assault has ‘scorched’ the Pāṇḍava forces, causing widespread commotion—likened to a great fish (Timi) churning the turbulent river-mouth.