śrutvā - hearing; dvijaiḥ - by brāhmaṇas; kathyamānam - being related; kuru-pāṇḍava - between the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas; saṁyuge - in the battle; sarva - of all; rājanya - kings; nidhanam - the annihilation; bhāram - the burden; mene - He thought; hṛtam - removed; bhuvaḥ - of the earth.

The Lord heard from some brāhmaṇas how all the kings involved in the battle between the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas had been killed. From this He concluded that the earth was now relieved of her burden.