Shloka 33
Rathaghoṣa–Saṃjñāna: Damayantī’s Inference and the Dispatch of the Envoy (Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 71)
वय:प्रमाणं तत्तुल्यं रूपेण तु विपर्यय: । नल॑ सर्वगुणैर्युक्ते मन््ये बाहुकमन्ततः,“इसकी अवस्थाका प्रमाण तो उन्हींके समान है, परंतु रूपकी दृष्टिसे तो अन्तर पड़ता है। फिर भी अन्ततः मैं इसी निर्णयपर पहुँचता हूँ कि मेरी रायमें बाहुक सर्वगुणसम्पन्न राजा नल ही हैं'
vayaḥpramāṇaṃ tattulyaṃ rūpeṇa tu viparyayaḥ | nalaḥ sarvaguṇairyukte manye bāhukam antataḥ ||
律图帕尔那说道：“论年岁与身量，他与那人相当；但论外貌，却似有反转——确有差别。然而权衡诸端之后，我终得此断：依我之见，婆呼迦正是那罗王，具足一切德行。”
ऋचुपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
True worth is discerned by character and qualities rather than mere outward appearance; ethical judgment looks beyond external change to inner virtue.
R̥tuparṇa observes that Bāhuka’s age and build match Nala’s, though his appearance differs; after reflection he concludes that Bāhuka is actually King Nala in disguise.