[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Jain Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina) › [Post-canonical works (philosophy, yoga, karma theory, narrative, poetry, history)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post) › [Narrative literature (kathās, kathākośas, caritas)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha) › [The Story of Surasundarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya) › 1.21 # The Story of Surasundarī 1.21 Surasuṃdarīcariya 1.21 - **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit ### [1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.21) kuḍilattaṇaṁ na ujjhaï paricchiddagavēsaō ya dōjīhō patthijjantō vi kavīhiṁ dujjaṇō sappasāricchō > Like a snake, the wicked person, though petitioned by poets, does not abandon his crookedness, / seeks out the faults of others, and is double-tongued. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.20) - [Next: 1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.22) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt.1.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.21) · Pramāṇa