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# The Story of Surasundarī 1.30

Surasuṃdarīcariya 1.30

- **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit

### [1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.30)

annaṁ ca havaï hu virūvayampi hu kavvaṁ suyaṇāṇa saṅgamē laṭṭhaṁ  
sippipuḍammi paviṭṭhaṁ jalampi muttāhalaṁ hōi

> Moreover, even deformed poetry becomes graceful in the company of good people; / even plain water, entered into an oyster shell, becomes a pearl.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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