[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) › 2.142 # The Story of Surasundarī 2.142 Surasuṃdarīcariya 2.142 - **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit ### [2.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.142) aïtaṇutaṇaggasaṅgayajalalavatullammi jīviyavvammi niddāsaṅgē jaṁ puṇa uṭṭhijjaï taṁ mahacchariyaṁ > When life is like a drop of water clinging to the tip of an exceedingly thin blade of grass, > that one should actually rise again when embraced by sleep—that is the great marvel. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.141) - [Next: 2.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.143) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt.2.142) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.142) · Pramāṇa