Shloka 32
भीष्मस्य मण्डलव्यूहः — Bhīṣma’s Maṇḍala Battle-Formation and the Opening Engagements
तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने रणे भीष्म॑ महारथम् | अयोधयन्त संरब्धा: पाण्डवा भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ] उस समय क्रोधमें भरे हुए पाण्डव उस युद्धमें महारथी भीष्मके साथ युद्ध करने लगे
tasmiṁs tathā vartamāne raṇe bhīṣmaṁ mahāratham | ayodhayanta saṁrabdhāḥ pāṇḍavā bharatarṣabha ||
Sañjaya dijo: Mientras la batalla proseguía de aquel modo, los Pāṇḍava, inflamados de ira, trabaron combate con Bhīṣma, el gran guerrero de carro, oh toro entre los Bharata.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, even righteous warriors can be overtaken by anger; ethical struggle persists alongside duty, especially when confronting a venerable elder like Bhīṣma.
As the battle rages on, the Pāṇḍavas, provoked and furious, directly engage Bhīṣma—renowned as a mahāratha—in active combat, as Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.