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# The Story of Surasundarī 2.181

Surasuṃdarīcariya 2.181

- **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit

### [2.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.181)

tō bhaṇaï hasiya dēvī ērisasattēṇa kaha tumaṁ vihiṇā  
piyayama! rāyā vihiō navari kirāḍō kaō hontō?

> Then the queen laughed and said: “With such courage, how did Fate  
> make you a king, my dearest, rather than a merchant?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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