[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 # The Story of Surasundarī 1 Surasuṃdarīcariya 1 - **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit ### [1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.1) suhasāmannapaïnnāsamayasamāraddhalōyakammassa amaravaïvayaṇadhariō parikuḍilō kuntalakalāvō > When he had undertaken the practice of worldly tonsure at the moment of taking the pleasant mendicant vow, / a very curly mass of locks was caught in the face \[or speech\] of the lord of the immortals; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.2) kannāsannē sōhaï jassa avatthāṇapatthaṇatthaṁva cittabbhantararuddhappavēsakandappadūuvva > it looked splendid near his ear, as if it were a messenger of the god of love / whose entry into the heart was blocked, asking for a place to stay. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.3) ahavā > Or rather: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.4) sōhaï jassa susaṅgayaübhayaṁsalulantakuntalakalāvā muttī suvannavannā sakajjalaggavva dīvasihā > His form of golden hue, with a mass of hair dangling beautifully over both shoulders, / shines like the flame of an oil lamp tipped with collyrium. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.5) jassa paṇāmā pāvaï palayaṁ paürōpi vigghasaṅghāō tassa risahassa paḍhamaṁ namāmi payapaṅkayaṁ payaō > By bowing to whom even a vast multitude of obstacles meets destruction, / to that Ṛṣabha's lotus-feet I bow first with devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.6) ajiyāiṇō jiṇindē vandē jammaṁmi jēsimamarindā rāgāiṇō vi sattū pañcattaṁ pāviyā samayaṁ > I bow to the lordly Jinas beginning with Ajita, at whose birth the lords of immortals / destroyed at once even their inner enemies such as passion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.7) jammaṇasamayāṇantarasumērusiharābhisēyasamayammi sakkandaṇakayakuviyappannāsaṇē kayapayattassa > When, at the time of the bath on the peak of Mount Sumeru immediately after the moment of his birth, / he exerted himself to remove the anxiety felt by Śakra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.8) rāgāivaïrisēṇavva jassa daṭṭhuṁ aṇannasāmatthaṁ tharahariyā accatthaṁ sasilōccayasāyarā vasuhā > the earth, along with its mountains and oceans, trembled exceedingly, / as if seeing his matchless power like an army hostile to passion and the rest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.9) nimmalakamanahaniyarō paḍibimbiyapaṇayatihuaṇō jassa uvvahaï jāyagavvō kēvalanāṇassa samasīsiṁ > The cluster of spotless nails of his feet, reflecting the three worlds paying homage, / took on pride, as it were, rivaling his omniscience. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.10) jassa ya paṇāmamēttā nimmalakamaṇakkhapaḍiyapaḍibimbā ēkkārasaguṇamuvalabbha appayaṁ harisiyā tiyasā > And merely by bowing down to him, the gods, their reflections cast upon the spotless nails of his feet, / obtained an elevenfold form and rejoiced. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.11) taṁ vandē jiṇayandaṁ dēvindanarindavindavandiyayaṁ siddhatthanarindasuaṁ carimaṁ carimaṁ gaïṁ pattaṁ > I bow to that moon among Jinas, venerated by throngs of divine lords and kings, / the son of King Siddhārtha, who attained the final state in his final life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.12) dujjayaaṇaṅgamāyaṅgabhaṅgasāraṅgapuṅgavasaricchē sāsayasivasuhasahiē siddhē sirasā namaṁsāmi 11 > Resembling noble lions in destroying the elephant of unconquerable passion, / endowed with eternal, auspicious bliss, I bow my head to the liberated souls. (11) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.13) duddhaṁsadhantaviddhaṁsadhīrasiddhantadēsaē dhīrē pañcavihāyāraraē sirasā vandāmi āyariē > Resolute in destroying the darkness of difficult-to-destroy delusion, teachers of the resolute doctrine, / devoted to the fivefold conduct, I bow my head to the ācāryas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.14) visayasuhanippivāsē saṁsāracchēyakaraṇatallicchē vandāmi uvajjhāē suttatthavisāraē sayayaṁ > Free from thirst for sensual pleasures, intent on making an end of saṃsāra, / expert in the meaning of the scriptures, I constantly bow to the upādhyāyas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.15) pañcamahavvayaduvvahapavvayaüvvahaṇapaccalē sirasā gharavāsapāsamukkē sāhū savvē namaṁsāmi > Bearing up firmly under the difficult mountain of the five great vows, / freed from the snare of householder life, I bow my head to all the sādhus. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.16) jīē kamakamalaṁ pāviūṇa pāvinti pāṇiṇō paramaṁ nāṇaṁ annāṇā vi hu sā jayaï sarassaī dēvī > By reaching whose lotus-feet even living beings devoid of knowledge / attain supreme knowledge, may that goddess Sarasvatī be victorious! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.17) jāṇa pasāēṇa puṇa maēvi jaḍabuddhiṇā kahākaraṇē līlāē payaṭṭijjaï, visēsaō tē gurū vandē > Through whose favor alone even I, a dull-witted person, proceed easily / with the composition of this story, I bow especially to those gurus. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.18) iya pujjapaṇaïkaraṇappaṇāsiyāsēsavigghasaṅghāō vōcchaṁ saṁvēgakariṁ kahaṁ tu surasundariṁ nāma > Thus, having destroyed all hosts of obstacles by paying homage to the venerable ones, / I shall tell the story named Surasundarī, which inspires spiritual urgency. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.19) annaṁ ca tassa kīraï paḍhamaṁ ciya patthaṇā khalajaṇassa bīhēi kavijaṇō jassa mūsaō iva biḍālassa > Moreover, first an entreaty is made to wicked people, / of whom poets are afraid, just as a mouse is of a cat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.20) ahavā sahāvaücciya dōsaggahaṇammi vāvaḍamaṇassa abbhatthaṇāsaēhi vi na khalassa khalattaṇaṁ galaï > Or rather, in the case of a wicked man whose mind is naturally occupied with finding faults, / the wickedness of the wicked man does not vanish even through hundreds of requests. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.21) kuḍilattaṇaṁ na ujjhaï paricchiddagavēsaō ya dōjīhō patthijjantō vi kavīhiṁ dujjaṇō sappasāricchō > Like a snake, the wicked person, though petitioned by poets, does not abandon his crookedness, / seeks out the faults of others, and is double-tongued. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [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) ### [1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.23) laliē va niṭṭhurē vā kavvē dōsō khalēhiṁ ghēttavvō uṭṭhamuhāō ahavā nīharaï na jīrayaṁ kahavi > Whether poetry be charming or harsh, wicked people will only seize upon faults; / can cumin seed ever issue forth from the mouth of a camel? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.24) dujjaṇasahāē paḍiyaṁ nimmalakavvaṁ pi lahaï na païṭṭhaṁ jalabinduvva sutattē āyasabhāṇammi pakkhittō > Flawless poetry, having fallen into the company of the wicked, finds no resting place, / just like a drop of water cast into a red-hot iron pan. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.25) āsajja dujjaṇaṁ kavijaṇassa abbhatthaṇā taō vihalā na hu sakkararasasittōvi cayaï kaḍuyattaṇaṁ nimbō > Approaching a wicked man, the entreaty of the poet is utterly fruitless; / the neem tree does not shed its bitterness even when watered with sugar syrup. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [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) ### [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) ### [1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.28) apatthiōvi suyaṇō kaīṇa kavvē guṇē payāsēi dhavalēi jayaṁ sayalaṁ sabhāvaō cēva nisināhō > Even unasked, the good person reveals the virtues in the poetry of poets; / the moon illuminates the whole world purely by its very nature. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.29) nindākārijaṇassa vi dōsaggāhī na sajjaṇō kahavi kuṇaï suyandhaṁ vāsiṁ tacchijjantō vi malayaruhō > Even towards a person who reviles him, the good person never seizes upon faults; / the sandalwood tree emits a fragrant scent even while being chopped with an axe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [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) ### [1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.31) abbhatthaṇārihāṁ jaṁ suyaṇā tō tē u patthimō iṇhiṁ ēgaggamaṇā hōuṁ sāhijjantiṁ nisāmēha > Since the good are worthy of supplication, we now petition them: / with focused minds, listen to what is being told. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.32) ghōrē aṇōrapārē saṁsārē jōṇilakkhapaürammi aïdulahaṁ laddhūṇaṁ maṇuyattaṁ bhaviyalōēṇa > In this terrible, boundless saṃsāra filled with millions of birthplaces, / after having obtained the most difficult-to-attain human birth, noble souls > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.33) dēvindacandanāgindavindamaṇuindavandiyajiṇēhiṁ vajjariē ujjamiuṁ juttaṁ dhammammi suddhammi > should properly exert themselves in the pure Dharma proclaimed / by the Jinas, who are venerated by hosts of kings of gods, moons, serpents, and men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.34) sō antarārivijaē rōgaddōsā ya antarā sattū tavvijae cciya sōkkhaṁ tēhiṁ jiyāṇaṁ puṇō dukkhaṁ > That \[Dharma\] consists in conquering inner enemies; and the inner enemies are passion and hatred. / True happiness lies only in conquering them; to those conquered by them comes suffering again and again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.35) ēvaṁ ca ṭhiē rāgaddēsāṇugayā jīvā pāvēnti vivihadukkhāiṁ tamhā tavvijae cciya vibuhēhiṁ hōi jaïyavvaṁ > This being so, living beings led by passion and hatred meet with manifold sufferings; / therefore, wise men must strive solely for victory over them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.36) ēyatthasāhaṇaparā sōlasaparicchēyasaṅgayā laliyā pāiyagāhāhiṁ kahā kīraï surasundarīnāmā > Devoted to accomplishing this goal, consisting of sixteen chapters, / this charming story named Surasundarī is composed in Prakrit gāthās. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.37) abuhajaṇabōhaṇaṁ taha dukkahalōyāṇa cittarañjaṇayaṁ jugavaṁ ṇō sakkijjaï kavīhiṁ ubhayampi kāūṇa > To enlighten ignorant people and at the same time to delight the minds of unhappy people / cannot both be accomplished simultaneously by poets. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.38) jaō sālaṅkārēṇa ghaṇakkharēṇa rañjijjaē jaṇō vibuhō payaḍatthalaliyakavvaṁ abuhāṇaṁ bōhaṇaṁ kuṇaï > For the wise person is pleased by ornate poetry with dense syllables, / while poetry with clear meaning and charming style enlightens the unlearned. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.39) dōṇha vi ēkkavaēcciya sakkijjaï rañjaṇaṁ na kāūṇaṁ ēkkaṁ gēṇhantāṇaṁ avassa kira nāsaē bīyaṁ > It is not possible to delight both at the very same time; / in taking hold of one, indeed the other is inevitably lost. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.40) niyagurukamappasāyā kāvi hu sattī u jaïvi maha atthi uvamāsilēsarūpagavaṇṇagabahulammi kavvammi > Even if, by the favor of my guru's feet, I possess some ability / in poetry rich in similes, double meanings, metaphors, and elaborate descriptions, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.41) tahavi hu tayaṁ na kīraï asamatthaṁ patthuammi jaṁ atthē tō abuhabōhaṇatthaṁ payaḍatthā kīraē ēsā > still that is not done here, as it is unsuitable for the subject at hand; / therefore, to enlighten the unlearned, this work is made with obvious meaning. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.42) kiñca sīsiṇimayahariyāē gurubhagiṇīē alandhavayaṇāē sirikallāṇamaīē pavattiṇīē u vayaṇēṇa > Moreover, by the instruction of the head nun, the venerable Kalyāṇamatī, / the sister of my guru whose word cannot be crossed, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.43) pāraddhā jaṁ ēsā kavittagavvēṇa nō maē tēṇa kīraïuttāṇatthā pāiyagāhāhiṁ laliyapayā > this work has been commenced, and not out of poetic pride by me; / hence it is composed with clear meaning and graceful phrasing in Prakrit gāthās. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.44) hu pajjattaṁ bahuṇā patthuyavigdhāvahēṇa vihalēṇa vihavakulabāliyākayakaḍakkhavikkhēvasarisēṇaṁ > Enough with verbosity, which brings obstacles to the topic at hand and proves futile, / resembling the casting of side-glances by the maiden of an impoverished family! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.45) nisuṇaha ēgaggamaṇā hōumiyāṇiṁ kahaṁ kahijjantaṁ aḍ̣dhāijjasaēhiṁ gāhāṇaṁ kayaparicchēyaṁ > Now, with focused minds, listen to the story being told, / its chapters arranged in groups of two hundred and fifty gāthās. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.46) atthēttha suvitthinnō uḍ̣dhāhōlōgamajjhayārammi nāmēṇa tiriyalōgō vibuhāṇugaō sumēruvva > Here, in the midst of the upper and lower worlds, lies the vast middle realm / by name, attended by learned men \[or gods\], like Mount Sumeru. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.47) dīvō u atthi tatthavi vittharaō jōyaṇāṇa lakkhaṁ tu jalahivalayāvagụ̄dhō jambuddīvō tti vikkhāō > And there is a continent there, one hundred thousand yojanas in extent, / embraced by the ring of the ocean, renowned as Jambūdvīpa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.48) tassa ya dāhiṇabhāgē bharahaṁ nāmēṇa atthi varakhēttaṁ vēyaḍḍhanagavarēṇaṁ duhā vihattaṁ suvitthinnaṁ > And in its southern part is the excellent region named Bharata, / very extensive, divided in two by the supreme mountain Vaitāḍhya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.49) aha dāhiṇaḍḍhabharahē gaṅgāsindhūṇa majjhayārammi kappadumōvva dumāṇaṁ bahudēsāṇaṁ pahāṇayārō > Now in southern half-Bharata, between the Gaṅgā and the Sindhu, / foremost among many lands like the wish-fulfilling tree among trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.50) dhannasamiddhilapāmararāsayasaṁsaddapūriyadiyantō avikarahamahisarāsahanāṇāvihagōhaṇāinnō > filling the horizon with the sounds of songs of peasants prosperous with grain, / crowded with cattle herds of various kinds—sheep, donkeys, buffaloes, and rams— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.51) païdiyahavahantāṇēyasāraṇīvisararēhirujjāṇō puranagaragāmapaürō bahuriddhisamiddhasayalajaṇō > having gardens charming with streams from many water-channels flowing every day, / abundant in towns, cities, and villages, its entire populace enriched by much prosperity, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.52) niccaṁ pamuiyalōō nāṇāvihaücchavēhiṁ avirahiō bhayaḍamararahiyagāmō kurutti nāmēṇa varadēsō > its people ever joyful, never lacking various festivals, / its villages free of fear and turmoil, is the excellent country named Kuru. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.53) aviya aṇavarayavahantāṇēyavaṇiyasatthōhavasimasayalapahō jattha na najjaï pahi pahiṁ aḍavivasiṭhāṇayavisēsō > Moreover, its entire roads are completely covered by continuously moving hosts of numerous merchant-caravans, / where on road after road no difference can be discerned between the wilderness and settled places. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.54) annaṁ ca tammi dēsē guṇāṇa bhavaṇammi ēyamacchariyaṁ sōarahiōvi jaṁ suṇaï jaṇavaō lōyabhaṇiyāiṁ > And another wonder \[appears\] in that country, an abode of virtues: / that even though devoid of ears (or: sound), the realm hears the words of the people! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.55) aviya jattha ya gāmamahallā kararahiyā dhammavajjiyā muṇiṇō dēsassa tassa saṁvaṇṇaṇammi kō ujjamaṁ kuṇaï? > Moreover, where village elders are free from tax (or: hands) and monks are free from unrighteousness (or: Dharma)— / who would venture an effort in praising that land? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.56) tatthavi ya atthi vitthinnajalahivalayāṇukāriparihāē parapurisālaṅghāē parikkhittaṁ bhamiramayarāē > There too, enclosed by a moat imitating the wide circle of the ocean, / impassable to enemy forces, filled with swirling makaras, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.57) paḍavakkhabhayuppāyaṇavisālasālēṇa parigayaṁ rammaṁ ramaṇīyamagaratōraṇagōuradārēhiṁ parikinnaṁ > surrounded by a massive rampart striking fear into hostile factions, / delightful, crowded with gateway towers and charming makara-toranas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.58) aïnīlabahalaüvavaṇavirāyamāṇāvasāṇabhāgēhiṁ mattālambagavakkhayajuēhiṁ varacittajuttēhiṁ > with outskirts adorned by deep, dark-blue groves of trees, / possessing bracket-balconies and latticed windows, endowed with fine paintings, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.59) nāṇabhūmijuēhiṁ pāsāēhiṁ tusāradhavalēhiṁ tannayaravāsijaṇajasathūhēhivva niccamaïrammaṁ > with multi-storied palaces white as snow, / ever exceedingly lovely as if they were pillars of fame of that city's inhabitants, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.60) taha avarāvaradēsāgaēṇa tannayaravāsiṇā cēva vaṇiyakalāniuṇēṇaṁ païdiyahaṁ vaṇiyalōēṇa > gleaming with numerous market-stalls where trade is carried on daily / by merchants arriving from various foreign lands as well as by residents of that very city, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.61) kijjantavaṇijjēhiṁ virāyamāṇaṁ aṇēgahaṭṭēhiṁ paripūriēhiṁ antō bahumullakiyāṇagasaēhiṁ > experts in the arts of commerce, / filled within with hundreds of precious wares, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.62) uttuṅgamagaratōraṇapavaṇuddhuyadhavaladhayavaḍaḍ̣dhēhiṁ sudaṁradēvaülēhiṁ uvasōhiyasundarapaēsaṁ > its beautiful environs adorned by lovely temples of the gods / rich with white flags and banners fluttering in the wind from lofty makara-toranas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.63) taha paṇḍupaümasaṇḍōhamaṇḍiyāṇēyagurutarasarēhiṁ sōvāṇapantisugamāvayāravāvīsahassēhiṁ > with numerous vast lakes adorned by clusters of white lotuses, / with thousands of step-wells easily accessible via rows of stairs, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.64) varatiyacaükkacaccaraārāmujjāṇadīhiyāīhiṁ dēvāṇamavi kuṇantaṁ paē paē cittasaṁharaṇaṁ > captivating the minds of even the gods at every step / with excellent three-way and four-way junctions, courtyards, pleasure-groves, gardens, and elongated ponds— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.65) sayalannapurapahāṇaṁ nayaraṁ sirihatthiṇāuraṁ nāma nayaraguṇōhuvavēyaṁ saṅkāsaṁ amaranayarassa > foremost among all other cities, endowed with a host of civic virtues, / resembles the city of the immortals: the city named glorious Hastināpura. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.66) jattha ya nivasaï lōō piyaṁvaō dhammakaraṇatallicchō dakkhinnacāyabhōgēhiṁ saṅgaō taha kalākusalō > And where there dwell people speaking sweet words, eager to practice Dharma, / endowed with courtesy, charity, and enjoyment, and skilled in the arts; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.67) jattha ya purammi niccaṁ iō taō bahupaōyaṇaparēṇa bhamirajaṇasamudaēṇaṁ dussañcārāō ratthāō > and in which city the roads are constantly difficult to traverse / because of crowds of people wandering to and fro intent on many purposes; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.68) jattha ya kōḍipaḍāyāpacchāiyasayalagayaṇamaggammi lōō gimhadiṇēsuvi ravikaratāvaṁ na yāṇēi > where, the whole path of the sky being veiled by millions of banners, / the people do not feel the heat of the sun's rays even in the days of summer; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.69) jattha ya purammi purisā gharabhittinihittamaṇimaūhēhiṁ niccaṁ hayandhayārē gayampi rāiṁ na yāṇanti > and in which city, with darkness constantly dispelled by rays of gems set into house walls, / men do not notice night even when it has passed; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.70) rammattaṇaō jassa ya palōyaṇatthaṁva āgayā dēvā kōugavakkhittamaṇā aṇamisanayaṇattaṇaṁ pattā > and as if to gaze upon its loveliness, the gods came / and, their minds captivated by curiosity, obtained unblinking eyes; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.71) dhavalaharasiharaviraïyapavaṇapahallantavējayantīō sannanti va raviṇō sārahissa aïuccagamaṇaṭṭhā > where banners fluttering in the wind, erected atop the white mansions, / beckon as it were to the sun's charioteer to fly even higher; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.72) jattha ya purammi dīsaï pāyapahārō u raṅgabhūmīsu daṇḍō u dhayavaḍāṇaṁ sīsacchēō juyārīṇa > and in which city striking with the foot is seen only on dancing-stages, / the staff (or: punishment) belongs only to banners, and loss of head (or: stake) only to gamblers; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.73) kusumāṇa sirasi bandhō sāgacchēttēsu jīvakattaṇayā taha paṇḍiyaparisāsu pattāṇaṁ handi! bhindaṇayā > binding is only of flowers on the head, cutting of life (or: vegetables) is only in vegetable fields, / and lo! the piercing of leaves (or: falling of factions) is only in assemblies of scholars! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.74) aha ēkko cciya dōsō guṇāṇa bhavaṇammi tammi nayarammi niddōsasāhuṇō jaṁ sayāvi dīsanti guttiṭhiyā > Now there was only one defect in that city, an abode of virtues: / that even faultless monks are always seen restrained by guard (or: held in confinement). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.75) aha tammi purammi pahū pabhūyakariturayarayaṇabhaṇḍārō jahabhaṇiyanīipālaṇaāṇandiyasayasajaṇacittō > Now in that city, there was a lord whose treasuries of elephants, horses, and jewels were abundant, / whose mind delighted hundreds of people by upholding righteous conduct as prescribed; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.76) niyabuddhisamudaēṇaṁ vasīkayāsēsasattusantāṇō sampūriyatthisamudayamaṇapatthiyaatthavitthārō > who by the surge of his intellect subjugated the lineages of all his enemies, / who fulfilled the wide wishes of gatherings of suppliants; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.77) daḍhakạdhiṇabhuyā 'parimiyaparakkamakkantasayalapaḍivakkhō paḍivakkhabhāmiṇīvayaṇanaliṇasaṅkōyamaṇamayaṅkō > who had overcome all adversaries through the boundless valour of his stout, firm arms, / a moon causing the lotus-like faces of enemy women to close; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.78) sūrōvva pihupayāvō sīhō iva akayaparabalāsaṅkō uyahivva sugambhīrō candō iva jaṇamaṇāṇandō > having great splendour like the sun, fearless of hostile armies like a lion, / profoundly deep like the ocean, delighting the minds of men like the moon; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.79) ruvēṇa kāmadēvō buddhiē suragurussa sāricchō nivasaï pamōyapattō rāyā siriamarakēutti > a Kāmadeva in beauty, equal to the preceptor of the gods in intellect— / there lived full of joy the king named glorious Samaraketu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.80) tassa ya tivaggasāraṁ rajjasiriṁ sammamaṇuhavantassa vaccanti vāsarāi indassa va dēvalōgammi > As he properly enjoyed the fortune of royalty, the essence of the three goals of life, / his days passed as if he were Indra in the realm of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.81) aha annayā kayāivi atthāṇagayassa rāiṇō tassa viṇayapaṇaüttamaṅgō paḍihārō bandhulō bhaṇaī > Then one day, as that king was seated in his court of assembly, / the doorkeeper Bandhula, bowing his head with modesty, said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.82) dēva! kusaggapurāō cittayarō cittakammapattaṭṭhō nāmēṇa cittasēṇō samāgatō ciṭṭhaï duvārē > "Sire! A painter from Kuśāgrapura, skilled in the art of painting, / named Cittaseṇa, has arrived and stands at the door. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.83) sō dēvapāyadaṁsaṇasuhakaṅkhī icchaē iha pavēsaṁ ēvaṁ ca ṭhiē amhaṁ dēvāēsō pamāṇanti > Eager for the joy of seeing Your Majesty's feet, he desires entrance here; / this being so, Your Majesty's command is our authority." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.84) tattō raṇṇā bhaṇiyaṁ lahuṁ pavēsēhi tāhē sō vihiṇā atthāṇammi paviṭṭhō kayaviṇaō rāiṇō puraō > Then the king said, "Admit him quickly." Then he, duly / entering the assembly hall, paid homage before the king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.85) uvaviṭṭhō bhūmīē rannā bhaṇiō kuō 'si taṁ bhadda!? kēṇa va kajjēṇa ihaṁ samāgaō maha samīvammi? > Seated on the floor, he was addressed by the king: "From where do you hail, good sir? / Or on what business have you come here into my presence?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.86) tō bhaṇaï cittasēṇō kusagganayarāu āgaō dēva! cittagarō sāisayaṁ jāṇāmi ya cittakammamahaṁ > Then Cittaseṇa said: "Sire, I have come from the city of Kuśāgra; / I am a painter and know the art of painting exceedingly well. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.87) cittappiō ya dēvō summaï vattāsuṁ tēṇa ahamēttha cittakalaṁ payaḍēuṁ samāgaō dēvapāsammi > And it is heard in reports that Your Majesty is fond of paintings; therefore / I have come into Your Majesty's presence to display the art of painting." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.88) tattō rannā bhaṇiyaṁ kērisayaṁ cittakōsalaṁ tujjha? daṁsēhi tāva majjhaṁ ālihiyaṁ kiñci vararuvaṁ > Thereupon the king said: "What is your skill in painting like? / Show me first some excellent form painted \[by you\]." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.89) aha tēṇa kakkhadēsammi gōviyā cittapaṭṭiyā sahasā payaḍīkāuṁ raṇṇō samappiyā hiṭṭhavayaṇēṇa > Then, having kept a picture-board concealed at his side, / he quickly revealed it and presented it to the king with a delighted countenance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.90) pasarantapayaḍapulaō rāyā pulōēi tattha ālihiyaṁ nāṇāvannayakaliyaṁ pamāṇarēhāhiṁ suvisuddhaṁ > His horripilation visibly spreading, the king gazed upon what was painted there: / endowed with various colours, perfectly pure in its standard lines, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.91) ahiṇavajjōvvaṇavararuvajuttamaccantamaṇaharāgāraṁ ahiṇavasihiṇārambhaṁ kaṇṇāē ruvayaṁ pavaraṁ > endowed with the supreme beauty of fresh youth, of an exceedingly charming form, / the commencement of fresh amorous grace—the supreme form of a maiden. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.92) taṁ daṭṭhuṁ naranāhō cintaï ēsō hu cittakammammi aïkusalō jaṁ lihiyaṁ aüvvaruvaṁ imaṁ rūvaṁ > Seeing it, the lord of men thought: "He is indeed very skilled in the art of painting, / since he has depicted this form of unprecedented beauty! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.93) tilōkkammivi mannē ērisarūvā na itthiyā atthi cittakalāniuṇattā adiṭṭharūvā imā lihiyā > I think there is no woman of such beauty even in the three worlds; / out of his skill in the painter's art, this form hitherto unseen has been painted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.94) jaï puṇa katthavi hōjjā ērisaruvēṇa itthiyā kannā tīē vi saṅgamō jaï tā rajjaṁ hōjja sakayatthaṁ > Yet if there should be a maiden of such beauty anywhere, / and if there should be union with her, then my kingship would indeed have attained its purpose!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.95) ēvaṁ cintēntassa ya vammahasaragōyarammi paḍiyassa vīsariō sē appā cittē 'vakkhittacittassa > And as he was thinking thus, fallen into the range of the arrows of the god of love, / his heart captivated by the painting, he forgot his very self. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.96) tattō khaṇantarāō saṁmīliyalōyaṇō amarakēū sīhāsaṇāu paḍiō mucchāē paravasō sahasā > Then in an instant, with eyes closed, Samaraketu / fell from his lion-throne, suddenly helpless with swoon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.97) hā! hā! hatti bhaṇantā atthāṇagayā samuṭṭhiyā lōyā vīyanti vīyaṇēhiṁ sīyalasalilēṇaṁ siñcanti > Crying "Alas, alas!", the people in the court sprang up; / they fanned him with fans and sprinkled cool water on him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.98) vayaṇē khivanti khippa kappūraṁ taha malēnti aṅgāiṁ taṁ daṭṭhuṁ cittasēṇō pahasiyavayaṇō daḍhaṁ jāō > They quickly threw camphor into his mouth and rubbed his limbs. / Seeing this, Cittasena's face broke into a broad smile. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.99) rē! rē! kōvi hu pāvō ahimararūvēṇa āgaō ēsō kammaṇagārī jēṇiha vimōhiō amha sāmitti > "Hey! Hey! Some villain has come here in the guise of a bee, / a sorcerer by whom our master here has been bewitched!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.100) tālēha haṇaha vandhaha ēvaṁ bhaṇantēhiṁ aṅgarakkhēhiṁ gahiō sō hammantō ēvaṁ bhaṇiuṁ samāḍhattō > "Beat him, strike him, bind him!" shouting thus, the bodyguards / seized him; and as he was being struck, he began to say: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.101) bhō! bhō! bhaddā! nāhaṁ duṭṭhō tā mā muhā kayatthēha tattō ya tēhiṁ bhaṇiyaṁ kahaṁ na duṭṭhō tumaṁ pāva!? > "O good sirs! I am not wicked, so do not torment me in vain!" / Then they said: "How are you not wicked, you villain? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.102) kammaṇakayaṁ hi cittaṁ payaṁsiyaṁ kīsa rāiṇō tumaē? taha mucchiyammi dēvē viyasiyavayaṇō ya kiṁ jāō? > Why did you show the king a picture made with sorcery? / And when his majesty fainted, why did your face break into a smile? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.103) tā kahasu kēṇa raṇṇō vahaṇatthaṁ pēsiō tumaṁ pāva!? tō bhaṇaï cittasēṇō akkhissaṁ tumha savvampi > So tell us, by whom were you sent, you villain, to kill the king?" / Then Cittasena said: "I will tell you everything. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.104) rannō abbhudayatthaṁ samāgaō na uṇa duṭṭhabuddhīē ēmāi bhaṇantōvi hu baddhō sō rāyapurisēhiṁ > I came for the king's prosperity, not with any evil intent!" / Yet even as he spoke thus, the king's men bound him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.105) ētthantarammi rāyā gayamucchō satthacēyaṇō jāō aha naravaïṇā bhaṇiyaṁ muñcaha bhō! cittagaramēyaṁ > In the meantime, the king emerged from his swoon and regained consciousness. / Then the lord of men said: "Hey, release this painter!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.106) ucchōḍiyabandhō sō rannā bhaṇiō ya bhadda! uvavisasu āikkhasu maha saccaṁ kēṇa tumaṁ pēsiō ēttha? > Unbound from his bonds, he was addressed by the king: "Good sir, sit down. / Tell me the truth: by whom were you sent here?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.107) tō bhaṇaï cittasēṇō nisuṇasu naranāha! ēttha paramatthaṁ cittagaravēsadhārī samāgaō jēṇa ahamēttha > Then Cittasena said: "Listen, lord of men, to the essential truth of this matter, / why I came here wearing the guise of a painter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.108) atthēttha kusaggapuraṁ supasiddhaṁ cēva dēvapāyāṇaṁ nayaraguṇōhuvavēyaṁ dhaṇadhannasamiddhajaṇakaliyaṁ > There is here \[in the world\] Kusaggapura, well known to your majesty's feet, / endowed with a multitude of civic virtues, filled with people rich in wealth and grain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.109) paṇaïjaṇapūriyāsō rāyā ghaṇavāhaṇotti tatthāsi pāṇappiyā sē dēvī vasantasēṇatti nāmēṇa > There was a king there named Ghanavāhana, who fulfilled the hopes of supplicants; / his queen, dear to him as life, was named Vasantasenā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.110) tāṇa ya puttō naravāhaṇotti nāmēṇa ukkaḍapayāvō kamalāvaïttināmā dhūyāaccantarūvavaī > And their son was named Naravāhana, endowed with great prowess; / their daughter, named Kamalāvatī, was exceedingly beautiful. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.111) aha annayā ya rāyā dāuṁ naravāhaṇassa niyarajjaṁ kamalāvaī ya bhagiṇī aṇurūvavarassa dāyavvā > Then one day the king, having given his kingdom to Naravāhana, / \[said:\] 'And our sister Kamalāvatī must be given to a suitable groom.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.112) iya bhaṇiūṇa puttaṁ sugurusamīvammi jāyasaṁvēgō saṁsārucchēyakaraṁ sāmannaṁ uvagaō vihiṇā > Having spoken thus to his son, filled with spiritual urgency in the presence of a good guru, / he formally undertook monkhood, which cuts off saṃsāra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.113) naravāhaṇōvi rāyā rajjaṁ pālēi paṇayapaḍivakkhaṁ ciṭṭhaï kannantēuramajjhē kamalāvaï vi suhaṁ > King Naravāhana also ruled the kingdom, having subdued his rivals; / Kamalāvatī too dwelt happily within the maidens' inner apartments. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.114) ēttō ya tammi nayarē nivasaï vaṇiō u sāgarō nāma rannō bālasavayaṁsō jiṇavayaṇē gāḍhamaṇurattō > Now, in that city lived a merchant named Sāgara, / the king's childhood companion, deeply devoted to the words of the Jina. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.115) sirimaïnāmā bhajjā aïppiyā tassa sīlasampannā siridattō sē puttō sirikantā tahaya duhiyatti > His very dear wife was named Śrīmatī, endowed with virtuous conduct; / his son was Śrīdatta, and likewise his daughter was Śrīkāntā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.116) sirikantā aṇudiyahaṁ vaccaī kamalāvaīē pāsammi jāyā ya garuyapīī annōnnaṁ tāṇa dōṇhampi > Every day Śrīkāntā went to the side of Kamalāvatī, / and a deep love arose between the two of them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.117) itthījaṇajōgāō gahiyāō kalāō bālabhāvēvi sagalakalāniuṇassa u pāsammi sumittasēṇassa > Even in their childhood, the arts suitable for women were learned \[by them\] / from Sumittasena, who was skilled in all arts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.118) rāyaduhiyāē samayaṁ cittāīyāhi vivihakīlāhiṁ sirikantā kīlēttā vigālasamayammi ēi gihaṁ > Together with the king's daughter, playing various games such as painting, / Śrīkāntā, having played, would go home in the evening. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.119) sirikantāē samayaṁ siṇēhasārāē rāyadhūyāē vōlīṇō bahukālō nāṇāvihakīḍaṇarayāē > Together with Śrīkāntā, the princess, whose essence was affection, / spent much time delighting in diversions of many kinds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.120) kamasō vaḍḍhantīō tiyasāṇa vi patthaṇijjarūvāō pattāō paḍhamajōvvaṇamaṇaṅgasiṅgāraāvāsaṁ > Gradually growing up, possessing forms to be coveted even by the gods, / they attained early youth, the abode of the god of love's ornament. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.121) aha annayā ya rāyā maïsāgarasāgarēhi sañjuttō atthāṇamaṇḍavammī āsīṇō acchaī jāva > Now, on another day, while the king, accompanied by Matisāgara and Sāgara, / was seated in the assembly hall, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.122) niyasahiyaṇasañjuttā tāva ya kamalāvaī tahiṁ āyā bhūsaṇapasāhiaṅgī gēnduyakīlāē kīlantī > just then Kamalāvatī, accompanied by her female companions, / her limbs adorned with ornaments, arrived there playing a ball game. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.123) aha sā bhagiṇī rannā pīīē nivēsiyā niucchaṅgē tattō daṭṭhuṁ tīē rūvaṁ taha jōvvaṇamudaggaṁ > Then that sister was affectionately seated on his lap by the king; / then, beholding her beauty and elevated youth, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.124) bhaṇiō rannā mantī maïsāgara! taïya pavvayantēṇa tāēṇa ahaṁ bhaṇiō bhagiṇī ṭhāṇammi dāyavvā > the king said to the minister: "Matisāgara! At that time, while taking initiation, / father told me: 'Our sister must be given in a suitable place.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.125) iṇhiṁ varassa uciyā jāyā ēsatti tā mahaṁ kahasu kō aṇurūvō purisō imīē sukulappasūō ya? > Now she has become fit for a husband; so tell me: / who is a suitable man for her, born of a noble family?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.126) maïsāgarēṇa bhaṇiyaṁ dēvo cciya ēttha jāṇaē uciyaṁ tattō rannā bhaṇiyaṁ ēvaṁ mē phuraī cittammi > Matisāgara said: "Your majesty alone knows what is proper here." / Then the king said: "This occurs to my mind: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.127) kīraï sayaṁvarō iha hakkārijjantu savvarāyāṇō jō cēva hiyayaïṭṭhō taṁ cēva varēī jēṇēsā > Let a svayaṃvara be arranged here, and let all kings be summoned, / so that she may choose the very one who is pleasing to her heart." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.128) maïsāgarēṇa bhaṇiyaṁ jaṁ dēvō āṇavēi taṁ kiccaṁ navari sayaṁvarakaraṇaṁ sampaï uciyaṁ na kāuṁ jē > Matisāgara said: "Whatever your majesty commands should be done; / however, holding a svayaṃvara is not proper to do at present. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.129) savvēvi nivā jaïyā āyattā honti ēganaravaïṇō tadaṇunnāēṇa tayā sayaṁvarō hōi kāyavvō > When all kings are subject to a single monarch, / then, by his permission, a svayaṃvara should be held. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.130) ēgassa jaō varaṇē sēsāṇaṁ sō nivāragō hōi sampaï puṇa rāyāṇō narinda! savvēvi ahamindā > For when one is chosen, he restrains the rest; / but at present, O king, all kings are independent rulers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.131) tā tāṇamēgavaraṇē sēsā savvēvi sattuṇō honti na ya sakkā saṅgāmē jiṇiuṁ savvēvi ēgēṇa > So when one of them is chosen, all the rest become enemies; / and it is impossible for one man to conquer all of them in battle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.132) tā alamimiṇā naravara! viggahamūlēṇaṇatthabahulēṇa kamalāvaīsayaṁvarakaraṇēṇa ēttha patthāvē > Therefore, O best of men, enough of this holding of Kamalāvatī's svayaṃvara / on this occasion, which is a root of conflict and full of misfortune!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.133) tattō raṇṇā bhaṇiyaṁ kassēsā tarihi bhadda! dāyavvā kō va imīē iṭṭhō maṇassa iha kaha ṇu nāyavvaṁ? > Then the king said: "To whom then, good sir, should she be given? / Or who is dear to her heart, and how is that to be known here? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.134) jassa va tassa va rannō dāyavvā na ya maē niyayabhagiṇī dinnā hōi sudinnā jassa, imā tassa dāyavvā > My sister must not be given to just any king; / to whomever she is given well-given, to him she must be given." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.135) ēvaṁ ca jāva jampaï rāyā maïsāgarēṇa saha tattha tāva ya duvārapālō paṇāmapaccuṭṭhiō bhaṇaï > And while the king was speaking thus with Matisāgara there, / just then the door-keeper, rising after a bow, said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.136) aṭṭhaṅganimittaviū bhūyabhavissatthapayaḍaṇapaḍiṭṭhō suṇaīnāmō ihaïṁ samāgaō dēva! nēmittī > "An astrologer named Sumati, skilled in eightfold divination, / celebrated for revealing past and future affairs, has arrived here, your majesty! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.137) sō dēvadaṁsaṇatthaṁ duvāradēsammi ciṭṭhaï iyāṇiṁ iya sōuṁ naravaïṇā bhaṇiyaṁ turiyaṁ pavēsēhiṁ > He stands at the doorway right now in order to see your majesty." / Hearing this, the lord of men said: "Admit him quickly." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.138) tayaṇantaraṁ ca sumaī nimmalasiyavasaṇasōhiyasarīrō gōrōyaṇakayatilaō samāgaō rāiṇō puraō > Immediately after that, Sumati, his body adorned with clean white garments, / wearing a mark of yellow pigment, approached before the king. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.139) āsīpayāṇapuvvaṁ dāuṁ duvvakkhaē narindassa rannā kaōvayārō uciyāsaṇagammi uvaviṭṭhō > After uttering a benediction and offering dūrvā grass and unbroken rice to the lord of men, / treated with honor by the king, he sat down upon a suitable seat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.140) rannā paccayahēuṁ atīyavatthummi pucchiō ēsō paccakkhaṁ piva savvaṁ sāhēi sō avitahaṁ jāva > Questioned by the king about past matters to test him, / as he related everything truly, as if it were directly visible, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.141) tāhē pahasiyavayaṇō rāyā naravāhaṇō imaṁ bhaṇati bhō sumaï! majjha bhagiṇī ēsā kamalāvaī kaṇṇā > then King Naravāhana, with a smiling face, said this: / "O Sumati! This maiden Kamalāvatī is my sister. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.142) ēīē kō bhattā hōhī maṇavallahutti vajjarasu sumaī nirūviūṇaṁ nimittamēvaṁ samullavaï > Declare: who will be her husband, dear to her heart?" / Having examined the omen, Sumati declared thus: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.143) naravara! cittē lihiyaṁ ēīē rūvayaṁ pulōēttā mucchijjissaï jō iha hōhī bhattā imīē sō > "O best of men! Beholding her likeness painted in a picture, / whoever swoons here shall become her husband. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.144) sayalōrōhapahāṇā tassa ya hōhī imā mahādēvī ētthattthē ya narēsara! mā kāhisi annahābhāvaṁ > And she shall be his chief queen, foremost among all the inner apartments. / In this matter, O lord of men, harbor no doubt!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.145) ētthantarammi sāgarasēṭṭhī saṁlavaï sumaïnēmittiṁ sirikantāē bhattā kō hōhī majjha dhūyāē? > Meanwhile, the merchant Sāgara spoke to the astrologer Sumati: / "Who will become the husband of my daughter Śrīkāntā?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.146) vajjaraï taō sumaī kasiṇabhuyaṅgēṇa ḍasiyamēyaṁ jō ujjīvissaï so cciya bhattā dhūyāē tē hōhī > Then Sumati said: "Whoever revives her / when she is bitten by a black serpent, he indeed will be your daughter's husband." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.147) ēvaṁ ca pucchiūṇaṁ uciyaṁ kāūṇa tassa uvayāraṁ paṭṭhaviō naravaïṇā jahāgayaṁ paḍigaō sumaī > Having thus inquired and having rendered him suitable honor, / the astrologer Sumati was sent on his way by the king and returned as he had come. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.148) tattō ya bhaṇaï mantī sōhaṇamahuṇā narinda! sañjāyaṁ tā iṇhiṁ tabbhaṇiē kāyavvō ujjamō hōi > And then the minister said: "Now, O king, an auspicious event has arisen! / Therefore, an effort must presently be made according to his word." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.149) bhaṇiyaṁ rannā kō iha sāisayaṁ lihaï cittakammanti maïsāgarēṇa bhaṇiyaṁ supasiddhō tāva iha nayarē > The king said: "Who here can paint paintings with pre-eminent skill?" / Matisāgara replied: "First of all, well known in this city, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.150) ēkko cciya kamalāvaïujjhāyasumittasēṇanāmassa taṇaō u cittasēṇō aïkusalō cittakammammi > there is the son of the teacher of Kamalāvatī named Sumitrasena, / Citrasena alone, exceedingly skillful in the art of painting." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.151) rannā bhaṇiyaṁ sigghaṁ vāharaha tayanti takkhaṇēṇa ahaṁ vāhariō sampattō bhaṇiō rannā sabahumāṇaṁ > The king said: "Call him quickly!" At that moment, / called by him, I arrived and was addressed by the king with great respect: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.152) kamalāvaīē rūvaṁ sigdhaṁ ālihasu cittaphalahīē jaṁ āṇavēsi bhaṇiuṁ, sōhaṇavannēhi taṁ lihiyaṁ > "Quickly paint the form of Kamalāvatī upon a picture-board!" / Saying "Whatever you command," it was painted by me in beautiful colors. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.153) dēkkhāliyaṁ ca rannō sāisayaṁ pēkkhiūṇa tō tuṭṭhō bhaṇiō ahaṁ rannā ētthatthē taṁ siuciutti > And it was shown to the king; seeing its pre-eminent excellence, he was pleased. / I was told by the king: "In this matter, you are suitable." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.154) cittagaravēsadhārī ēyaṁ ghēttūṇa savvarāīṇaṁ daṁsēṇu jassa mucchā jāyaï ēyaṁ pulōēuṁ > "Assuming the dress of a painter, take this and show it to all kings, / and the one upon gazing at this falls into a faint, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.155) sō maha sāhēavvō sigdhaṁ āgamma, jēṇa tassēva mahayā uvayārēṇa dijjaï kamalāvaī ēsā > he must be made known to me by returning quickly, / so that with great honor this Kamalāvatī may be given to him alone." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.156) ēvaṁ raṇṇā bhaṇiō tattō paṇamittu tassa payakamalaṁ kaïvayapariyaṇasahiō kusagganayarāu nīhariō > Thus addressed by the king, then, having bowed to his lotus feet, / accompanied by a few attendants, I departed from the city of Kuśāgranagara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.157) suggīvakittivaddhaṇapamuhāṇaṁ naravaīṇa mē ēsā sandaṁsiyāu na puṇō jāyā iha atthasaṁsiddhī > This was shown by me to kings headed by Sugrīva and Kīrtivardhana, / but the attainment of our goal did not happen here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.158) ajja puṇō iha nayarē samāgaō dēva! tumha pāsammi ēyaṁ niyacchiūṇaṁ mucchā jāyā ya tumhāṇaṁ > Today, however, I arrived in this city, O lord, before your presence; / and looking upon this, a faint overcame you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.159) jāyaṁ maha sāmisamīhiyaṁ ti cinttittu tēṇa naranāha! jāō harisō majjha sumariya nēmittiyaṁ vayaṇaṁ > Thinking, 'What my master desired has come to pass!' by that, O king, / remembering the astrologer's word, joy arose within me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.160) ēēṇa kāraṇēṇaṁ mucchāē tumha harisiō ahayaṁ tā mā narinda! annahabhāvēṇa viyappasu mamanti > For this reason, I was joyful at your swoon; / therefore, O lord of men, do not doubt me with any false suspicion!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.161) ii cittasēṇavayaṇaṁ sōūṇaṁ vigayaannaāsaṅkō vajjaraï amarakēū vimhaïō cittarūvēṇa > Hearing these words of Citrasena, his suspicion gone, / Amaraketu, amazed by the painted form, spoke: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.162) kiṁ tīē kannāē ērisayaṁ atthi rūvasōhaggaṁ? tā bhaṇaī cittasēṇō nimēsamēttaṁ imaṁ lihiyaṁ > "Does that maiden have such beauty and loveliness?" / Citrasena said: "This was painted only in a moment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.163) kō sakkaï kusalōvi hu jahaṭṭhiyaṁ tīē rāyakannāē nijjiyatiyasavilāsiṇīrūvaṁ rūvaṁ samālihiuṁ? > Even a skillful person, who can properly portray / the form of that royal maiden, which surpasses the beauty of divine maidens?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.164) tavvayaṇaṁ sōūṇaṁ harisiyahiyaēṇa rāiṇā tassa aṅgavilaggamasēsaṁ pasāiyaṁ kaḍayavatthāiṁ > Hearing his word, with a joyful heart, the king / bestowed upon him all \[the ornaments\] adorning his body, such as bracelets and garments. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.165) tō bhaṇaï cittasēṇō āēsaṁ dēha dēva! amhāṇaṁ naravāhaṇassa raṇṇō jahaṭṭhiyaṁ jēṇa sāhēmō > Then Citrasena said: "Give us leave, O lord! / so that we may accurately report to King Naravāhana." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.166) raṇṇaṇṇunnāō sō kamēṇa pattō kusagganayarammi naravāhaṇassa rannō siṭṭhō savvōvi vuttantō > Permitted by the king, in due course he reached Kuśāgranagara / and related the whole matter to King Naravāhana. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.167) aha tēṇavi niyabhagiṇī pabhūyadhaṇapariyaṇēṇa pariyariyā paṭṭhaviyā hiṭṭhēṇaṁ sayaṁvarā amarakēussa > Then he also, accompanied by much wealth and attendants, / sent his sister joyfully as a self-choosing bride to Amaraketu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.168) sirikantāisahijaṇaṁ ābhāsittā ya sayalaparivāraṁ kamalāvaīvi caliyā harisavisāyāurā hiyaē > Having bidden farewell to her companion Śrīkāntā and all the household, / Kamalāvatī departed, her heart agitated with joy and sorrow— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.169) icchiyavaralābhēṇaṁ sāṇandā tahaya bandhuvirahēṇaṁ kiñci sasōgā pattā kamēṇa sā hatthiṇapurammi > delighted by the acquisition of a desired groom, yet somewhat sorrowful / because of separation from her kin, she arrived in due course at Hastināpura. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.170) mahayā vicchaḍḍēṇaṁ sōhaṇalaggammi gurupamōēṇaṁ kamalāvaī u rannā pariṇīyā khattakulavihiṇā > With great splendor, at an auspicious astrological moment, with immense joy, / Kamalāvatī was wedded by the king according to the rite of the kṣatriya lineage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.171) pāṇāṇavi abbhahiyā pavarā antēurassa sayalassa indassava indāṇī jāyā aha sā mahādēvī > Dearer even than his own life-breaths, foremost among the entire inner apartment, / she then became his chief queen, like Indrāṇī to Indra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.172) tīē saha visayasōkkhaṁ aṇuhavamāṇassa rāiṇō tassa nīīē sayalabhūmiṁ niyayaṁ parivālayantassa > As that king enjoyed sensual pleasures together with her, / protecting his entire realm with proper conduct, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.173) vaccanti vāsarāiṁ suhasamudayamasamamaṇuhavantassa vibuhapahussava tiyasālayammi addiṭṭhadukkhassa > the days passed as he experienced an unequaled assembly of pleasures, / never seeing sorrow, like the lord of the gods in heaven. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.174) tammi ya purē pasiddhō pavarō paürāṇa āsi dhaṇadhammō sēṭṭhī nivassa iṭṭhō pattaṭṭhō savvasatthēsu > Now, in that city there was a prominent merchant among the citizens, Dhanadharma, / beloved of the king, thoroughly versed in all treatises, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.175) nīsēsaatthivittharapatthiyaabbhahiyadinnavaradāṇō ajjayapajjayajaṇayajjiyāē lacchīē 'laṅkariō > who gave excellent gifts exceeding what was requested with an endless expanse of wealth, / and was adorned with fortune acquired by his grandfather, great-grandfather, and father; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.176) jiṇasamayasatthavittharaviyakkhaṇō mōkkhamaggatallicchō jiṇasāhupūyaṇaraō sāhammiyavacchalō dhaṇiyaṁ > expert in the vast scriptures of the Jina's doctrine, longing for the path to liberation, / devoted to worshiping the Jinas and sādhus, and deeply affectionate toward fellow-religionists. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.177) avahasiyatiyasasundarirūvāisayā paīvayā dakkhā bhajjā maṇōramanāmā tassa ya pāṇappiyā dhaṇiyaṁ > Surpassing the celestial beauties in bodily charm, faithful to her husband, clever, / his wife was named Manoramā, exceedingly dear to him as his own breath. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.178) tāṇaṁ tivaggasāraṁ visayasuhaṁ sammamaṇuhavantāṇaṁ niyakulamaṇḍaṇabhūō jāō aha dāraō ēkkō > As they duly enjoyed sensual pleasure, the essence of the three aims of life, / a son was born who became the ornament of their lineage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.179) vattē ya bārasāhē ammāpīīhiṁ niyayakulavihiṇā dhaṇadēvotti ya sammaṁ nāmaṁ nivvattiyaṁ tassa > When twelve days had passed, by the parents according to the rite of their lineage, / his name was duly established as Dhaṇadeva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.180) aha pañcadhāikayavivihalālaṇō dāraō sa vaḍḍhantō pattō kumārabhāvaṁ māupiuṇaṁ kayāṇandō > Then, receiving various fondling by five nursemaids, growing up, / that boy reached boyhood, bringing joy to his mother and father. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.181) abbhahiyaaṭṭhavarisō sammaṁ abbhasiyasayalavijjassa ujjhāyassuvaṇīō vinnāyakalākalāvassa > Having passed eight years of age, he was brought before a teacher / who had mastered all sciences and knew the entire circle of arts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.182) thēvēṇa vi kālēṇaṁ ahigamiyāō samatthavijjāō sayalē kalākalāvē aha jāō sōvi pattaṭṭhō > In a short time, all sciences were acquired by him, / and in the entire circle of arts he too became well-accomplished. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.183) tattō gahiyakalāvō samāṇiō niyagharammi dhaṇadēvō piuṇā sē ujjhāō sa pūiō vatthamāīhiṁ > Then, having mastered the arts, Dhanadeva was brought to his own home; / and his teacher was honored by the father with garments and other gifts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.184) kamasō pavaḍḍhamāṇō dhaṇadēvō jōvvaṇaṁ samaṇupattō nijjiyaaṇaṅgaruvō jāō varakāmiṇīdaïō > Growing gradually, Dhanadeva reached youth; / his beauty surpassing the god of love, he became beloved of excellent women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.185) aha sō samāṇajōvvaṇarūvāisaēhiṁ varavayaṁsēhiṁ pariyariō āhiṇḍaï īsaralīlaṁ viḍambantō > Then, accompanied by noble friends of equal youth and beauty, / he roamed about, imitating the sport of a lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.186) aha annayā kayāivi vayaṁsavisarēṇa parigaō ēsō nayarāō nīhariō pattō ya maṇōramujjāṇē > Then once, surrounded by the company of his companions, / he went out of the city and arrived at a delightful garden. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.187) diṭṭhō ya tattha ēgō purisō gurusōyaparigaō tēṇa vāvītaḍōvaviṭṭhō aṁsujalōhaliyagaṇḍayalō > And there he saw a man overcome with profound sorrow, / seated on the bank of a stepwell, his cheeks flooded with tear-water. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.188) dhaṇadēvō taṁ daṭṭhuṁ purisaṁ uppannagaruyakāruṇṇō āsannē gantūṇaṁ mahuragirāē imaṁ bhaṇati > Seeing that man, great compassion arose in Dhanadeva; / approaching near, he spoke thus in a sweet voice: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.189) kō si tumaṁ kattō vā kiṁ vā tē sōyakāraṇaṁ bhadda!? ēvaṁ ca tēṇa bhaṇiō sō purisō ēvamullavaï > "Who are you, or whence \[do you come\]? Or what is the cause of your sorrow, good sir?" / Being thus addressed by him, that man spoke in this manner: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.190) kaha tammi vajjarijjaï dukkhaṁ gurudukkhapīḍiyamaṇēhiṁ na kuṇaï jō paḍiyāraṁ na ya duhiō ahava jō hōi? > "How can sorrow be spoken of by those whose minds are tormented by heavy grief to someone / who cannot remedy it, or who is not himself afflicted? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.191) tahavi hu kahēmi sundara! mā vayaṇaṁ tujjha nipphalaṁ jāu sīhaguhānāmēṇaṁ aïvisamā atthi pallitti > Yet I will tell you, handsome one, so that your speech does not go in vain: / there is an exceedingly rugged settlement named Sīhaguhā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.192) tīē ya supaïṭṭhō pallivaī tassa bhāriyā lacchī tīē puttō jāō jayasēṇō jaṇamaṇāṇandō > And in it was the settlement chief Supatiṭṭha; his wife was Lakṣmī. / To her was born a son, Jayasena, who brought joy to the minds of people. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.193) tassa ya bālaggahō ahayaṁ nāmēṇa dēvasammotti kīlāmi ya jayasēṇaṁ tattha ahaṁ vivihakīlāhiṁ > And I was his childhood companion, by name Devasarman, / and there I used to play with Jayasena with various games." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.194) aha annayā ya bāhiṁ viṇiggaō gēṇhiūṇa jayasēṇaṁ purisēhiṁ dōhi diṭṭhō tattha ahaṁ jōgirūvēhiṁ > Then, one day, having gone outside taking Jayasena with me, / I was seen there by two men disguised as yogins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.195) sambhāsiūṇa puvviṁ dinnō maha tēhiṁ pavaratambōlō tammi samāṇiyamittē maïsaṁmōhō mahaṁ jāō > Having first engaged me in conversation, they gave me an excellent betel leaf; / no sooner was it consumed than confusion came over my mind. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.196) tattō kumarasamēō tēsimaṇumaggamēva laggō haṁ jāṇāmi nēva kiñcivi vimōhiō tēhiṁ pāvēhiṁ > Thereupon, together with the boy, I followed right behind them; / bewitched by those wicked men, I was not conscious of anything at all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.197) tēhi samētō ahayaṁ vayāmi jā kittiyampi bhūbhāgaṁ tāva ya tisiēṇa maē ēgammi uvavaṇaniguñjē > While I was walking along with them over some stretch of land, / thirsty as I was, in a bower of a garden > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.198) bahuvihataruphalakalusaṁ pīyaṁ nīraṁ tu tappabhāvēṇa jāō satthasarīrō vicintiyaṁ tāhi mē ēyaṁ > water clouded with the fruits of various trees was drunk by me; by its power / I became sound of body, and then I pondered this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.199) rayaṇīi gahiya kumaraṁ nāsissamimāṇa pāvapurisāṇaṁ iya cintiya caliō haṁ alakkhiō cēva saha tēhiṁ > "At night, taking the boy, I shall flee from these wicked men." / Having thought thus, unnoticed by them, I moved along with them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.1.200) pattāē rayaṇīē nisuyā annōnnamullavēmāṇā ēēṇa bālaēṇaṁ sijjhissaï jakkhiṇī amhaṁ > When night fell, they were overheard conversing with each other: / "By means of this boy, our Yakṣiṇī will be accomplished. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 252 passages. 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