[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) › 1.22 # The Story of Surasundarī 1.22 Surasuṃdarīcariya 1.22 - **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit ### [1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.22) abbhatthiō vi vaṅkō kalusiyahiyaō suvittaparihīṇō candōvva dujjaṇō iha dōsāsaṅgē payāsēi > Even when pleaded with, the wicked person, crooked, impure at heart, and lacking good conduct, / reveals faults, like the moon, which though prayed to, is curved, spotted, devoid of full roundness, and shines in union with the night. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.21) - [Next: 1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.23) - [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.1.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.22) · Pramāṇa