Shloka 32
अचिन्तयद् रणे वीरो बुद्धया परपुरंजय: । अपनी उस शक्तिको छिजन्न-भिन्न हुई देख भीष्मजी क्रोधमें निमग्न हो गये और शत्रुनगरविजयी उन वीर-शिरोमणिने रणक्षेत्रमें अपनी बुद्धिके द्वारा इस प्रकार विचार किया “३१३ || शक्तो5हं धनुषैकेन निहन्तुं सर्वपाण्डवान्
sañjaya uvāca | acintayad raṇe vīro buddhyā parapuraṃjayaḥ |
三阇耶说道：战阵之中，那位攻破敌城的勇士以清明之智沉思。见自身之势被消磨而破碎，毗湿摩沉入怒火；而这位群雄之冠便在战场上权衡思量——衡量法（dharma）、决意，以及战局推进所强加的冷酷界限。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid violence and crisis, the text highlights buddhi (discernment) as essential: a warrior must not act only from krodha (anger) but must reflect on means, duty, and consequences. The verse frames battle not merely as force, but as a moral and strategic test of self-governance.
Sanjaya reports that a leading warrior—contextually Bhishma and/or the Kaurava champion described as 'conqueror of enemy strongholds'—pauses to deliberate on the battlefield. The surrounding prose in the Gita Press passage indicates Bhishma’s power is being checked and he becomes enraged, prompting renewed strategic thought amid intense attacks.