[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) › 1.27 # The Story of Surasundarī 1.27 Surasuṃdarīcariya 1.27 - **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit ### [1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.27) dujjaṇaasaṁmayaṁ pi hu kuṇaï kavī kavvamēttha kimajuttaṁ? uluyāṇamabhāsantōvi diṇayarō kiṁ na uggamaï? > A poet composes poetry even without the approval of the wicked; what is wrong with that? / Does the sun not rise even though it gives no pleasure to owls? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.26) - [Next: 1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.28) - [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.1.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.27) · Pramāṇa