Epic episode · 1835
Nala and Damayanti
An episode of the Mahabharata (Vana Parva)
Translated by Henry Hart Milman (1835)
The story of King Nala of Nishadha and Damayanti, princess of Vidarbha: the swan messenger, the choice among the gods, the possession of Nala by the demon Kali, the dice, the desertion in the forest and the long wanderings, until husband and wife are reunited and his kingdom restored.
Contents · 26 parts
- Book I66 lines
- Book II64 lines
- Book III51 lines
- Book IV63 lines
- Book V95 lines
- Book VI30 lines
- Book VII37 lines
- Book VIII50 lines
- Book IX74 lines
- Book X59 lines
- Book XI78 lines
- Book XIIabout 260 lines
- Book XIIIabout 150 lines
- Book XIV52 lines
- Book XV39 lines
- Book XVI81 lines
- Book XVIIabout 100 lines
- Book XVIII54 lines
- Book XIX78 lines
- Book XX89 lines
- Book XXI72 lines
- Book XXII71 lines
- Book XXIII57 lines
- Book XXIVabout 110 lines
- Book XXV40 lines
- Book XXVI76 lines