Shloka 9
दमयन्त्याः अरण्यविहारः — Damayantī’s Passage through the Wilderness
पुष्करस्य तु वाक्येन तस्य विद्वेषणेन च | पौरा न तस्य सत्कारं कृतवन्तो युधिष्ठिर,युधिष्ठिर! पुष्करके उस वचनसे और नलके प्रति पुष्करका द्वेष होनेसे पुरवासियोंने राजा नलका कोई सत्कार नहीं किया
puṣkarasya tu vākyena tasya vidveṣaṇena ca | paurā na tasya satkāraṁ kṛtavanto yudhiṣṭhira ||
布里哈达湿婆说道：“尤提施提罗啊，由于补湿迦罗之言，又因他对那罗怀有仇恨，城中百姓便未曾以应有的礼敬与迎接对待那罗王。”
बृहृदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how speech and hostility can shape collective behavior: when influential words are driven by enmity, society may withhold rightful respect, causing injustice and moral decline in public conduct.
Bṛhadaśva narrates to Yudhiṣṭhira that Puṣkara’s statements and his animosity toward Nala influenced the townspeople, leading them to deny Nala the customary honor and reception owed to him as king.