Shloka 2
नलदमयन्त्युपाख्यानम्—नलप्रशंसा हंसदूतवृत्तान्तः
Nala–Damayantī Upākhyāna: Praise of Nala and the Swan-Messenger Episode
कथं च राजा पुत्र तमुपेक्षेताल्पचेतसम् । दुर्योधनं पाण्डुपुत्रान् कोपयानं महारथान्,उस मन्दबुद्धि राजकुमार दुर्योधनको ही किसी तरह त्याग देना उनके लिये सर्वथा उचित था जो महारथी पाण्डवोंको अपने दुर्व्यवहारसे कुपित करता जा रहा था
kathaṃ ca rājā putra tam upekṣetālpacetasam | duryodhanaṃ pāṇḍuputrān kopayānaṃ mahārathān ||
Janamejaya asked: “How could the king possibly ignore that son of his—small-minded Duryodhana—who, by his misconduct, kept provoking the mighty Pāṇḍava princes, great chariot-warriors? Would it not have been right for the king to restrain or even set aside such a foolish prince for the sake of justice and the realm?”
जनमेजय उवाच