Back নল Bengali/Bangla Nala Spanish नल-दमयन्ती Hindi Nala ID ನಳ Kannada नल-दमयन्ती MAI നളൻ Malayalam ਨਲ Punjabi Нала Russian नलः Sanskrit
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2020) |
| Nala | |
|---|---|
 Painting of Nala and Damayanti by Raja Ravi Varma | |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Mahabharata king |
| Family | Pushkara (cousin brother) |
| Spouse | Damayanti |
| Children | Indrasena (son) Indrasenā (daughter, married to Mudgala) |
| Nationality | Nishada |
Nala (Sanskrit: नल) is a character in the Vana Parva book of the Mahabharata.[1] He was the king of Nishadha Kingdom and the son of Veerasena. Nala was known for his skill with horses and for his culinary expertise. He married princess Damayanti, of the Vidarbha Kingdom. He was blessed by goddess Kali. He was also a great cook and wrote the first-ever book on cookery, Pakadarpanam (Sanskrit: पाकदर्पण). He is said to have been able to cook a full meal without lighting fire.[2]
- ^ J. A. B. van Buitenen (1981). The Mahabharata, Volume 2. University of Chicago Press. pp. 318–322. ISBN 978-0-226-84664-4.
- ^ Bhojanam, Nala. "Nala Bhojanam".
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search