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Nala

Nala (Sanskrit: नल) is a legendary king of ancient Nishadha kingdom and the central protagonist of the Nalopakhyana, a sub-narrative within the Indian epic Mahabharata, found in its third book, Vana Parva (Book of the Forest). He is renowned for his valor, wisdom, and exceptional skill in charioteering. His story revolves around his love for Damayanti…

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Aliases
Bahuka · Nishadaraja
Children
Indrasena (son) Indrasenā (daughter)
Family
Virasena (father) Pushkara (younger brother)
Gender
Male
Nationality
Nishadha
Spouse
Damayanti

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related to Exile · 34
Nala → After, Along, As, Ayodhya, Bahuka, Damayanti, Damayanti’s, Despite, During, Dvapara, Each, Exploiting, Fearing, Following Karkotaka’s, He, Indrasena, Indrasenā, Jivala, Kali, Kali’s
related to Further reading · 31
Nala → Ancient Greece, Anna Libera, Chapter, Chicago Press, Connaissance, Dallapiccola, Damayanti, Dictionary, Difference, Dominique Vitalyos, Doniger, Gallimard, Gender, Hindu Lore, Hudson, India, ISBN, Jours, Kathakali, Legend
related to Early life and marriage · 25
Nala → Accepting, Agni, Amused, Damayanti, Damayanti’s, Deeply, Granted, His, However, In, Indra, Meanwhile, Nala’s, Nishada Kingdom, On, Pleased, She, The, Through, To
related to Rediscovery and Reunion · 24
Nala → Akshahridaya, Although Nala, As, Ashvahridaya, At, Ayodhya, Bahuka, Bahuka’s, Brahmin, Damayanti, Damayanti’s, During, In, Kali’s, Keshini, Kesini, Meanwhile, Nala’s, Parnada, Rituparna
related to Translations and student editions · 16
Nala → American Sanskrit, Charles Rockwell Lanman, Damayanti, Franciscus Bopp, Franz Bopp, Later, Latine, Mahabharato, Nalus, Norman Mosley Penzer, Notes, Sanskrit, Sanskrit Reader, Text, The, Vocabulary
related to External links · 6
Nala → Damayanti, English, Handiqui, Hindi Story, Nal Damyanti, The Naishadha-charita
see also · 5
Nala → Bhakti, Damayanti, Nal, Sufism AccountsNalodayam KavyamNala, The Story
related to Biography · 4
Nala → Mahabharata, Nala's, Nalopakhyana, Vana Parva
Aliases · 2
Nala → Bahuka, Nishadaraja
Children · 1
Nala → Indrasena (son) Indrasenā (daughter)

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damayanti sanskrit vidarbha bahuka pushkara rituparna story kingdom kali nala’s damayanti’s king also svayamvara exceptional meanwhile forest great nalopakhyana love

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NalaAliasesBahuka1.00infobox
NalaAliasesNishadaraja1.00infobox
NalaChildrenIndrasena (son) Indrasenā (daughter)1.00infobox
NalaFamilyVirasena (father) Pushkara (younger brother)1.00infobox
NalaGenderMale1.00infobox
NalaNationalityNishadha1.00infobox
NalaSpouseDamayanti1.00infobox
Nalais adriver and sends her maid Keshini to investigate0.90text
Nalarelated to BiographyNala's0.60section
Nalarelated to BiographyNalopakhyana0.60section
Nalarelated to BiographyVana Parva0.60section
Nalarelated to BiographyMahabharata0.60section

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