Mahabharata 3.53.5

एवमुक्तस्तु वैदर्भ्या नलस्तां प्रत्युवाच हतिष्ठत्सु लोकपालेषु कथं मानुषमिच्छसि

evamuktastu vaidarbhyā nalastāṃ pratyuvāca hatiṣṭhatsu lokapāleṣu kathaṃ mānuṣamicchasi

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.