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 |
当知此间一切皆为命运所作；在此事上，谁还配说别的话？噫，库鲁族中之最贤者，那场战争里千王被斩落，须知尽皆唯是天命之运作——又有谁还能增添一言？
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.