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# The Story of Surasundarī 16.184

Surasuṃdarīcariya 16.184

- **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit

### [16.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.16.184)

aha rāyā saṁviggō cintaï taṇayassa vilasiyaṁ ēyaṁ  
jāṇantō kiṁ ajjavi nirujjamō dhamma-karaṇammi?

> Then the king, shaken with spiritual urgency, reflected on this deed of his son: / “Knowing \[this\], why am I even today without exertion in practicing Dharma?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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