The Story of King Nara (English: Nalopākhyāna)

Japanese: ナラ王物語 - ナラおうものがたり(英語表記)Nalopākhyāna
The Story of King Nara (English: Nalopākhyāna)
An ancient Indian story from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. It tells the story of the strange fate of King Nara and his wife Damayanti, and is one of the most famous episodes in the Mahabharata.

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Japanese:
古代インドの物語。サンスクリット大叙事詩『マハーバーラタ』に含まれる一編。ニシャダ国王ナラと妃ダマヤンティーの数奇に満ちた運命を描いた物語で,『マハーバーラタ』のなかでも特に有名な挿話の一つ。

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