Shloka 128
नलस्य बाहुकत्वेन ऋतुपर्णनगरप्रवेशः
Nala as Bāhuka enters Ṛtuparṇa’s city
अहं सार्थस्य नेता वै सार्थवाह: शुचिस्मिते । मनुष्यं नलनामानं न पश्यामि यशस्विनि,'शुचिस्मिते! मैं इस दलका नेता और संचालक हूँ। यशस्विनि! मैंने नल नामधारी किसी मनुष्यको इस वनमें नहीं देखा है
ahaṃ sārthasya netā vai sārthavāhaḥ śucismite | manuṣyaṃ nalanāmānaṃ na paśyāmi yaśasvini ||
布里哈达湿婆说道：“噢，笑容清丽的女子，我确是这支商队的首领，是引路者，也是商旅之长。噢，声名卓著者，在这片森林里，我未曾见到任何名叫那罗（Nala）的男子。”
बृहृदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights straightforward truth-telling and responsible speech: the caravan-leader answers plainly, without false reassurance, reflecting ethical clarity in a moment of distress and search.
A woman searching for Nala questions a caravan-leader. Bṛhadaśva identifies himself as the leader of the trading party and states that he has not seen any man named Nala in the forest.