Shloka 86
नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः
Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city
अन्वेषमाणा भर्तारें नलं रणविशारदम् । महात्मानं कृतास्त्रं च विचरामीह दु:खिता,“मेरे पति महामना नल युद्धकलामें कुशल और सम्पूर्ण अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंके विद्वान् हैं। मैं उन्हींकी खोज करती हुई वन, पर्वत, सरोवर, नदी, गड्ढे और सभी जंगलोंमें दुःखी होकर घूमती हूँ
anveṣamāṇā bhartāraṁ nalaṁ raṇaviśāradaṁ | mahātmānaṁ kṛtāstraṁ ca vicarāmīha duḥkhitā ||
“စစ်ရေး၌ ကျွမ်းကျင်၍ စိတ်ကြီးမြတ်ကာ လက်နက်အတတ်ပညာ ပြည့်စုံသော ခင်ပွန်း နလကို ရှာဖွေနေသဖြင့်၊ ငါသည် ဤနေရာ၌ ဝမ်းနည်းပူဆွေးလျက် လှည့်လည်နေ၏။”
बृहृदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfast marital fidelity and perseverance in adversity: even in suffering, one continues one’s rightful commitment (dharma) with courage and constancy.
Bṛhadaśva, narrating the Nala–Damayantī episode, voices Damayantī’s plight: she is wandering in grief, searching for her lost husband Nala, whom she remembers as noble and highly skilled in warfare and weapons.