Shloka 9
Śāṇḍilī–Suparṇa Saṃvāda
Conduct, Intention, and Restoration
तुल्यरूपाननान् मत्स्यांस्तथा तिमितिमिंगिलान | नागाश्वनरवक्त्रांश्व॒ पश्याम्युन्मथितानिव,जिनके आकार और मुख एक-से हैं ऐसे मत्स्योंको, तिमि और तिमिंगिलोंको तथा हाथी, घोड़े और मनुष्योंके समान मुखवाले जल-जन्तुओंको मैं उन््मथित हुए-से देखता हूँ
tulyarūpānanān matsyāṁs tathā timitimiṅgilān | nāgāśvanaravaktrāṁś ca paśyāmy unmathitān iva ||
જેનાં આકાર અને મુખ એકસરખાં છે એવા માછલાં, તેમજ તિમિ અને તિમિંગિલ, અને હાથી, ઘોડા તથા મનુષ્ય જેવા મુખવાળા જલચરો—આ બધાને હું ઉન્મથિત થયેલા જેવા જોઈ રહ્યો છું.
गालव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse conveys a moral-psychological warning: when the world’s order is disturbed, even nature appears agitated and monstrous. Such imagery functions as an ethical prompt to recognize impending adharma-driven upheaval and to seek restraint and right counsel before conflict escalates.
Gālava reports a fearful vision of the waters: fish and immense sea-creatures appear churned up, and strange aquatic beings seem to have mouths like elephants, horses, and humans. The description reads as a portent—an ominous sign of turbulence and approaching calamity in the broader Udyoga Parva context.