[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) › 1.26 # The Story of Surasundarī 1.26 Surasuṃdarīcariya 1.26 - **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit ### [1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.26) ahavā kahāpabandhō kīraï kiṁ dujjaṇāṇa saṅkāē? jūyābhaēṇa parihāṇavimōyaṇaṁ handi! na hu juttaṁ > Or else, should a continuous narrative not be composed out of fear of the wicked? / Ah, it is surely not proper to abandon wearing clothes out of fear of gamblers! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.25) - [Next: 1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.27) - [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.1.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.26) · Pramāṇa