Shloka 356
अध्याय ९ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति राजनित्युपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Royal Policy to Yudhiṣṭhira
सर्व दैवकृतं विद्धि कोअत्र कि वक्तुमर्हति । “कुरुश्रेष्ठी उस युद्धमें जो सहस्रों राजा काट डाले गये हैं, वह सब दैवकी ही करतूत समझिये। इस विषयमें दूसरा कोई क्या कह सकता है
sarvaṃ daivakṛtaṃ viddhi ko 'tra kiṃ vaktum arhati |
ここにある一切は運命のなせる業と知れ。この事において、他に何を語るに足る者があろうか。おおクル族の最勝者よ、あの戦で幾千の王が斬り倒されたのも、すべてはただ運命の働きであると悟れ—これ以上、誰が何を付け加えられよう。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes daiva (destiny) as the overriding explanation for catastrophic outcomes like mass slaughter in war, urging restraint in judgment and speech—since events unfold under forces beyond any single human agent’s full control.
Vaiśampāyana, recounting events, offers a consolatory framing of the Kurukṣetra devastation: the deaths of countless kings are to be understood as fate’s working, implying that further argument, blame, or speculation is ultimately futile.