Shloka 19

Pāṇḍava-senā-niryāṇa and Vyūha-vibhāga (पाण्डवसेनानिर्याण तथा व्यूहविभाग)

Devanagari script

अशक्तानामिवास्माकं प्रोत्साहननिमित्तकम्‌

Transliteration

aśaktānām ivāsmākaṃ protsāhanana-nimittakam

Translation

Санджая сказал: «Это служит нам поводом к ободрению, словно мы были бессильны».

Word by Word

• अशक्तानाम्: of the powerless/weak
• अशक्तानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशक्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Plural

• प्रोत्साहन-निमित्तकम्: serving as a cause/occasion for encouragement
• प्रोत्साहन-निमित्तकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निमित्तक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when one feels weak or outmatched, timely words or signs can become a nimitta (occasion) for renewed courage; morale and resolve are ethically significant in moments of crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya comments that something just mentioned functions as encouragement for their side, as if they were in a weakened position—highlighting the need to bolster confidence amid tense preparations.