Shiva Purana
व्यास उवाच ॥ राज्ञस्तु नलनाम्नो वै निषधाधिपतेः पुरा ॥ भवद्दुःखाधिकं दुःखं जातन्तस्य महात्मनः ॥ १८॥
Vyāsa said:— Formerly, Nala, the king of Niṣadha, the noble soul, had experienced a misery more than yours.
english translation
vyAsa uvAca ॥ rAjJastu nalanAmno vai niSadhAdhipateH purA ॥ bhavadduHkhAdhikaM duHkhaM jAtantasya mahAtmanaH ॥ 18॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript