Nala
नल
Sanskrit for "reed" or "stem": the name of a righteous king in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata.
Meaning and origin
Nala takes its meaning from a Sanskrit word for a reed and belongs above all to a king of the Nishadha kingdom whose romance with princess Damayanti is told at length inside the Mahabharata.
How to pronounce Nala
| Hindi | nuhl /n̪əl/ |
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