Shloka 33
नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः
Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city
विदर्भराजतनयां दमयन्तीति विद्धि माम् निषधाधिपतेर्भार्या नलस्यामित्रघातिन:,“मैं विदर्भराजकुमारी दमयन्ती हूँ। मुझे शत्रुधाती निषधनरेश नलकी पत्नी समझिये
vidarbharāja-tanayāṃ damayantīti viddhi mām | niṣadhādhipater bhāryā nalasyāmitraghātinaḥ ||
Xin ngài hãy biết: thiếp là Damayantī, ái nữ của vua xứ Vidarbha. Thiếp là chính hậu của Nala—bậc diệt thù, quân vương nước Niṣadha—xin ngài nhận biết thiếp như vậy.
बृहृदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores truthful self-identification and the ethical weight of social bonds: Damayantī asserts her lawful status as Nala’s wife, invoking lineage and marital dharma to establish credibility and seek rightful recognition.
A speaker introduces Damayantī by name and lineage, stating that she is the Vidarbha king’s daughter and the wife of Nala, ruler of Niṣadha, famed as a destroyer of enemies—clarifying who she is within the Nala–Damayantī episode.