Character

Nala

नल

king of Nishadha

verses
658
books
8
chapters
61
Consort of
Damayanti

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, Nala, king of Nishadha and Virasena's son, discerned dharma and artha and was handsome and skilled with horses. Mahabharata 3.49.39, 3.50.1 Damayanti, daughter of the king of Vidarbha, grew unsettled in mind for Nala after a swan's words, and chose him. Mahabharata 3.51.1, 3.54.25Mahabharata (Gita Press) 3.64.33 Kali, angry, entered Nala and urged Pushkara to play dice with him, and Pushkara won his kingdom. Mahabharata 3.55.12, 3.56.4Mahabharata (Gita Press) 3.61.1 Nala left Damayanti asleep in the forest, and the serpent Karkotaka's bite made his form vanish. Mahabharata 3.74.9, 3.63.11 Nala, told to go to Ayodhya as the charioteer Bahuka, was later recognised by Damayanti as the king. Mahabharata 3.63.19Mahabharata (Gita Press) 3.75.23

Where to read

Every verse that names Nala, book by book.

    • 3.70.3

      ເມື່ອຜ້ານັ້ນຕົກລົງແລ້ວ ພະຣາຊາຜູ້ຮີບຮ້ອນໄດ້ກ່າວກັບນະລະຜູ້ມີໃຈສູງສົ່ງວ່າ: “ເຮົາຈະໄປເອົາມັນຄືນມາ”

    • 3.69.2

      ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າປາດຖະນາໄປວິດັຣພະ ເພື່ອພິທີສະວະຍຳວະຣະຂອງດະມະຍັນຕີ. ໂອ ບາຫຸກ ຜູ້ຮູ້ວິຊາເລື່ອງມ້າ, ຖ້າເຈົ້າເຫັນວ່າໄປໃຫ້ທັນໃນມື້ດຽວໄດ້ ຈົ່ງບອກ.

    • 3.58.1

      ພຣະບຣິຫັດສະວະກ່າວວ່າ: ຕໍ່ມາ ເມື່ອວາຣະສ໌ເນຍ (ນະລະ) ພະຣາຊາຜູ້ມີກຽດດ້ວຍຄຸນທຳ ໄດ້ເຂົ້າໄປຫຼິ້ນພະນັນ ປຸສກະຣະກໍຊະນະເອົາອານາຈັກ ແລະຊັບສິນອື່ນໆທີ່ມີຢູ່ທັງໝົດໄປດ້ວຍ।

  1. Bhagavatam

    5 verses · 1 chapter

    • 12.3.9-11

      ພຣະສີສຸກະກ່າວວ່າ—ກະສັດເຊັ່ນ ປຣຶຖຸ, ປຸຣູຣະວາ, ຄາຘິ, ນະຫຸສ, ພະຣະຕະ, (ກາຣຕະວີຣຍະ) ອະຣຊຸນ, ມານຘາຕາ, ສະຄະຣະ, ຣາມະ, ຂັດວາງຄະ, ທຸນທຸຫາ, ຣະຄຸ; ຕຣຶນບິນດຸ, ຢະຢາຕິ, ຊະຣະຢາຕິ, ຊັນຕະນຸ, ຄະຢະ; ພະຄີຣະຖະ, ກຸວະລະຢາຊະວະ, ກະກຸດສະຖະ, ໄນສະຘະ, ນຶຣກ…

    • 12.3.12-13

      ພຣະສຸກະເທວະກ່າວວ່າ—ກະສັດເຊັ່ນ ປຣຶຖຸ, ປຸຣູຣະວາ, ກາທິ, ນະຫຸສ, ພະຣະຕະ, ກາຣຕະວີຣຍະ ອະຣຊຸນ, ມານທາຕາ, ສະກະຣະ, ຣາມະ, ຄັດວາງຄະ, ທຸນທຸຫາ, ຣະຄຸ, ຕຣຶນບິນດຸ, ຢະຢາຕິ, ຊະຣະຢາຕິ, ຊານຕະນຸ, ກະຢະ, ພະຄີຣະຖະ, ກຸວະລະຢາຊະວະ, ກະກຸດສະຖະ, ໄນສະທະ, ນຣຶກ…

  2. Skanda Purana

    4 verses · 3 chapters

    • 3.3.4.43

      ເຈົ້າຈະເລືອກຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເປັນຄູ່ຄອງ ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັບດະມະຍັນຕີເລືອກກະສັດແຫ່ງໄນສະທະ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະພິຊິດກະສັດທັງປວງ ແລ້ວໄດ້ເຈົ້າມາ ໂອ ຜູ້ມີຜິວພັນງາມ ຈະຮັບເຈົ້າເປັນຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ।

    • 3.3.9.30

      ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ລູກຊາຍພຣາຫມັນທັງສອງ ຕາມພະຣາຊະບັນຊາ ຈຶ່ງກາຍເປັນຄູ່ ‘ຜົວເມຍ’ ແລະເດີນທາງໄປຍັງແດນໄນສະທະ ພ້ອມກ່າວວ່າ “ສິ່ງໃດຈະເກີດ ກໍໃຫ້ເກີດເຖີດ”

    • 3.3.13.63

      ເມື່ອໄດ້ຊີ້ແນະພະຣາຊາແຫ່ງໄນສະທະວ່າ “ຈົ່ງມອບນາງໃຫ້ແກ່ພັດຣາຍຸສະ” ແລ້ວ ຣິສະພະ ຜູ້ຮູ້ທັນສັດທຳແຫ່ງສະຖານທີ່ ເວລາ ແລະເປົ້າໝາຍ ກໍຈາກໄປ.

  3. Brahmanda Purana

    4 verses · 4 chapters

    • 1.14.49

      ແດນທີ່ເອີ້ນວ່າ ‘ໄນສະທະ’ ນັ້ນ ປະທານໃຫ້ ‘ຫຣິວັຣສະ’. ແລະຜືນດິນກາງຂອງພູສຸເມຣຸ ປະທານໃຫ້ ‘ອິລາວຣິຕະ’.

    • 1.15.32

      ຕໍ່ຈາກນີ້ໄປແມ່ນ ‘ເຫມະກູຏະ’ ທີ່ຍັງຖືກຈື່ຈຳວ່າ ‘ກິມຊຸຣູປະ’ ຕໍ່ຈາກເຫມະກູຏະແມ່ນ ‘ໄນສະທະ’ ແລະນັ້ນເອງເອີ້ນວ່າ ‘ຫຣິວັຣສະ’

    • 1.18.53

      ຕໍ່ມາ ແມ່ນ້ຳອັນສັກສິດ Hlādinī ຫັນໜ້າໄປທາງຕາເວັນອອກ ແລະໄຫຼໄປຊຳລະ Upabhāga, Naiṣadha ແລະ Trigarta ໃຫ້ບໍລິສຸດ

Key chapters

The chapters where Nala matters most.

  1. Transmission of Akṣa-hṛdaya; Kali’s Exit and the Bibhītaka Refuge

    Mahabharata 3.70 · 38 verses

    Disguised hero whose practical mastery meets and then absorbs…

  2. Ṛtuparṇa’s resolve to go to Vidarbha and Bāhuka’s examination of horses

    Mahabharata 3.69 · 32 verses

    छद्मवेशी नायक

  3. Nala’s Disrobing and Damayantī’s Companionship

    Mahabharata 3.58 · 31 verses

    Fallen king confronting disgrace, hunger, and predatory fate

  4. Keśinī’s Inquiry to Bāhuka and the Emotional Signs of Concealed Identity (केशिन्याः बाहुकपरीक्षा)

    Mahabharata 3.72 · 29 verses

    Concealed protagonist

  5. Nala’s Victory over Puṣkara in the Dice-Game

    Mahabharata 3.77 · 27 verses

    Protagonist reclaiming sovereignty through disciplined…

  6. Adhyāya 73: Damayantī’s Investigation of Bāhuka (Keśinī’s Observations)

    Mahabharata 3.73 · 25 verses

    Hidden protagonist whose embodied skills and involuntary…

  7. Nala’s Abandonment of Damayantī in the Lodging Hall

    Mahabharata 3.59 · 24 verses

    Tragic agent under inner coercion, rationalizing abandonment as…

  8. Karkoṭaka’s Counsel and Nala’s Concealment

    Mahabharata 3.63 · 24 verses

    Fallen king at the nadir of fortune who becomes a deliberate…

  9. Nala’s Embassy to Damayantī and the Gods’ Proposal (नलस्य दूतत्वं देवप्रस्तावश्च)

    Mahabharata 3.52 · 22 verses

    Reluctant divine envoy and conflicted lover

  10. Damayantī’s Dialogue with Bāhuka; Recognition and Disclosure

    Mahabharata 3.74 · 22 verses

    Disguised king who receives indictment, explains the…

Key episodes

  1. Nala and Damayanti

    Mahabharata 3.50-3.78

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