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# The Story of Surasundarī 2

Surasuṃdarīcariya 2

- **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit

### [2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.1)

aha annavāsarammī kamēṇa bahuvōliyāē aḍavīē  
gahiya jalāsayamēgaṁ aha sō āvāsiō satthō

> Then, on another day, as the forest was gradually traversed at length, / having reached a body of water, the caravan made camp.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.2)

aha tammi satthalōē ulladdiyasayalavasahaniyarammi  
jalaïndhaṇāiaṭṭhā iō taō pariyaḍantammi

> Then, when all the oxen had been unburdened by those people of the caravan, / and they wandered here and there for water, firewood, and the like;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.3)

pamukkēsu disi disi caraṇatthaṁ savvavasahamahisēsu  
pāraddhēsu ya takkālamuciyakiccēsu lōēṇa

> when all the oxen and buffaloes were turned loose in every direction to graze, / and appropriate tasks were begun at that moment by the people—  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.4)

nāūṇa paṇihivasaō bhōyaṇakajjammi āulaṁ satthaṁ  
satthammi tammi paḍiyā jhaḍitti bhillāṇa dhāḍitti

> having learned through a spy that the caravan was busy with cooking meals, / suddenly a raid of Bhīlas fell upon that caravan.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.5)

aviya

> Moreover:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.6)

navamuggavannaaḍḍaṇaḍhakkiyaājāṇubhīsaṇasarīrā  
masirāsī iva kālā kuviyakayantōvva duppicchā

> Covered down to the knees with round shields having the colour of fresh mud, terrible of body, / black like heaps of soot, hard to look upon like wrathful Yamas;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.7)

kharabībhacchasarīrā palāsapattēhiṁ vihiyasēharayā  
guñjāphalaratacchā ubbhaṅkharakēsamapabbhārā

> with rough and hideous bodies, their crests made of palāśa leaves, / their eyes red like guñjā berries, with masses of coarse, erect hair;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.8)

sanaddhabaddhakavayā paṭṭhipaēsā 'vaṇaddhatōṇīrā  
kannāyaḍḍhiyadhaṇuhapaṭṭhadīsantabhallōḍā

> clad in tied armor, with quivers fastened to their backs, / with broad arrow-heads visible on the shafts of bows drawn to their ears;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.9)

kēvi asivaggahatthā kēvi hu karagahiyalaüḍayā avarē  
gumphaṇaphēraṇasuṅkāraēhiṁ jīyaṁ va avaṇēntā

> some with drawn swords in hand, others with clubs seized in hand, / taking away lives, as it were, with their whirling, swinging, and hissing sounds;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.10)

dhiṭṭhāniṭṭhurahiyayā disō disiṁ ‘māri māri’ bhaṇamāṇā  
annāyā ēva kuōvi jjhatti bhillā samāvaḍiyā

> insolent and cruel of heart, shouting 'Kill! Kill!' in every direction, / unrecognized, from somewhere the Bhīlas suddenly descended.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.11)

paḍiēsu taō tēsuṁ satthō savvō vi āulībhūō  
bhillāṇa paürabhāvā vakkhēvā satthapurisāṇa

> When they fell upon it, the entire caravan became thrown into confusion; / because of the vast numbers of Bhīlas, the men of the caravan were thwarted.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.12)

aha tammi saraṇarahiē lhasijjantē samatthasatthammi  
dappaparipūriyaṅgā hakkiya jampanti kēvi narā

> Then, as the entire caravan was being plundered and stripped of refuge, / some men, their limbs filled with pride, shouted out and cried:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.13)

rē! rē! pisāyarūvā! katthiṇhiṁ jāha diṭṭhipahapaḍiyā  
payaḍaha savvaṁ jaï atthi tumhamiha pōrisaṁ kimpi

> “Hey! Hey, you fiend-like creatures! Where are you going, now that you have fallen into our sight? / Display all your valour, if you have any in you!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.14)

kēvi puṇa bhīruhiyayā varayā dasaṇaüḍagahiyaaṅguliṇō  
hā! hā! rakkhaha rakkhaha ēvaṁ kaluṇāiṁ jampanti

> Some, however, faint-hearted wretches, placing their fingers between their teeth, / wailed pitifully, “Alas! Alas! Save us! Save us!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.15)

kēvi hu luṇṭijjantā iō taō taha pahammamāṇā ya  
kīvā palāyaṇaṭṭhā tattha gavēsanti chiddāṇi

> Some, being plundered and beaten this way and that, / cowardly, sought hiding places there in order to flee.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.16)

kēvi kahakahavi pāviyachiddā gāḍhaṁ ca khasaphasēmāṇā  
saṇiyaṁ saṇiyaṁ ōsakkiūṇa līyanti gahaṇēsu

> Some, having somehow or other found an opening, trembling and quaking violently, / crept away very quietly and hid in the thickets.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.17)

kēvi hu vēviradēhā sịdhilīkayakacchabandhaṇā dhaṇiyaṁ  
pamukkapurisayārā aṅgīkayadīṇajaṇacēṭṭhā

> Some, their bodies trembling and their loin-cloths completely loosened, / abandoned their manly valour and took to the behaviour of wretched folk.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.18)

paricattasayalalajjā kahakahamavi mōkkhaṇaṁ vimaggantā  
tēsiṁ ciya pāvāṇaṁ, kuṇanti bahucāḍukammāṇi

> Having cast off all shame, seeking escape somehow or other, / they performed many flattering flatteries to those very wicked ones.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.19)

kēvi hu mayamiva bhūpaṭṭhisaṇṭhiyaṁ appayaṁ payaṁsanti  
kēvi hu chuhanti gaṇṭhiṁ mahīē pakkhāṇi jōēttā

> Some threw themselves down on the surface of the ground as if dead; / others, seeing stones on the ground, hid their bundles.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.20)

jēvi hu iō taō indhaṇāiaṭṭhā gayāsi satthāō  
tēvi hu kalayalasaddaṁ sōuṁ vaccanti dūrayaraṁ

> Even those who had gone far from the caravan in this direction and that for firewood and the like, / hearing the tumultuous uproar, fled even further away.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.21)

rē! lēha haṇaha bandhaha māraha vayaṇāiṁ bharaha dhūlīē  
summanti tattha satthē disi disi ēvaṁvihā saddā

> “Hey, take it! Strike! Bind! Kill! Fill their mouths with dust!” / Such sounds were heard on every side in that caravan.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.22)

ēyāvasarammi taō pāsittu iō taō vilumpantaṁ  
bhillēhiṁ satthalōyaṁ kaïvayaniyapurisapariyariō

> At that juncture, seeing the people of the caravan being plundered on all sides / by the Bhīlas, surrounded by a few of his own men,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.23)

uppāēntō tēsiṁ āgiīē cēva cittasaṅkhōhaṁ  
vasunandayakhaggakarō dhaṇadēvō ēvamullavaï

> striking terror into their minds by his mere appearance, / with a sword possessing thirty-two auspicious marks in hand, Dhanadeva cried out:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.24)

rē! rē! pāvā! jaï atthi tumha iha kāvi dappakaṇḍūī  
tā havaha majjha puraō sahasā taṁ jēṇa avaṇēmi

> “Hey! Hey, wicked wretches! If you have any itch of pride here, / then stand before me at once, so that I may remove it!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.25)

mā bhaṇaha jaṁ na bhaṇiyaṁ ēsa kasavaṭṭaō supurisāṇa  
na hi niyajuvaïsalahiyā purisā purisattaṇamuvēnti

> Do not speak what should not be spoken; this is the touchstone of good men! / For men do not attain manhood merely by being praised by their own young women.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.26)

hā! dhī! dhī! ēyassa u rē! duṭṭhā! tumha purisagārassa  
nāsantalōyapaṭṭhīdhāvaṇaüvaladdhāpasarassa

> Alas! Fie! Fie, O wicked ones, upon this manliness of yours, / whose scope is found only in chasing after the backs of fleeing people!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.27)

ēvaṁ ca nisāmittā dōccaṁ taccaṁ samullavantassa  
dhaṇadēvassullāvē suhaḍāṇavi bhūribhayajaṇagē

> Hearing Dhanadeva's speech, uttered twice and thrice, / which produced great fear even in brave warriors,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.28)

rē! rē! lēha imassavi phēḍēmō dhīrayaṁ kirāḍassa  
ēvaṁ samullavantā valiyā tē jhatti tayabhimuhaṁ

> crying, “Hey! Hey, seize this one too! Let us crush the courage of this merchant!” / they turned at once towards him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.29)

pattā ya āhasantā dhaṇadēvassantiyaṁ samantā tē  
tikkhāsikōntatōmarabhallīhi ya pahariuṁ laggā

> And laughing, they approached Dhanadeva from all sides, / and began to strike him with sharp swords, spears, javelins, and arrows.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.30)

dhaṇadēvōvi asaṅkō tahā payaṭṭēsu tēsu bhillēsu  
tāṇamuramōḍiūṇaṁ kuṇaï niyapōrisaṁ payaḍaṁ

> Dhanadeva, too, undaunted when those Bhīlas advanced in such a way, / broke their assault and displayed his own valour.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.31)

jaha jaha tē bhillanarā dēnti pahārē daḍhaṁ dayāhīṇā  
dhaṇadēvō uṇa taha taha abbhasiyakalō pavañcēi

> Just as those Bhīla men relentlessly dealt blows without mercy, / Dhanadeva, trained in the arts \[of war\], countered them in kind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.32)

aviya pharaēṇa kēvi hu iō taō kēvi kāyakaraṇēṇaṁ  
kēvi hu dūrāucciya ēntē khaggābhidhāēṇa

> Indeed, some he warded off this way and that with his buckler, some by skillful body maneuvers, / and others as they advanced from afar with blows of his sword.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.33)

kahakahavi hu bhillēhiṁ gahiō pharaēhiṁ uṭṭhahēūṇa  
bhaṇiyaṁ ca tēhiṁ rē! rē! ēsō satthāhivō vaṇiō

> Somehow or other, the Bhīlas, rising up with their shields, captured him, / and they said: “Hey! Hey, this one is the merchant who leads the caravan!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.34)

tā bandhiūṇa ēyaṁ akkhayadēhaṁ tu pallināhassa  
appēmō jēṇēsō dēi vaṇiō dhaṇaṁ bahuyaṁ

> Therefore, having bound him with his body uninjured, / let us deliver him to the lord of the settlement, so that this merchant may give much wealth.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.35)

tattō ya tēhiṁ gantuṁ pallīvaïṇō samappiō ēsō  
ētthantarammi diṭṭhō dhaṇadēvō dēvasammēṇa

> Then, having gone, they handed him over to the lord of the settlement. / In the meantime, Dhanadeva was seen by Devaśarman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.36)

tattō ya tēṇa bhaṇiō sadukkhamēvaṁ tu pallināhassa  
hā! hā! sāmiya! ēsō mahāṇubhāvō sa dhaṇadēvō

> Then he said sorrowfully to the lord of the settlement: / “Alas, alas, master! This is that noble Dhanadeva,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.37)

jēṇa tayā tuha taṇaō jōgiyagahiōvi mōiō āsi  
dāuṁ suvannalakkhaṁ nikkāraṇavacchalēṇaṁ tu

> by whom your son, though seized by an ascetic, was released / by giving a hundred thousand gold pieces, out of unmotivated affection!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.38)

jayasēṇakumarajīviyadāyā dhaṇadhammasēṭṭhiputtō sō  
paramuvayārī sāmiya! kahaṇu ahannēhiṁ vihiutti?

> He is the son of Dhanadharma-śreṣṭhin, the giver of life to Prince Jayasena, / the supreme benefactor! Master, how is it that this was done by your wretched men?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.39)

iya dēvasammabhaṇiyaṁ sōuṁ sambhantalōyaṇō sahasā  
aha bhaṇaï suppaïṭṭhō muñcaha muñcaha mahābhāgaṁ

> Hearing Devaśarman say this, his eyes bewildered, Supratiṣṭha at once / said: “Release him! Release the noble man!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.40)

pāsaṭṭhiyapurisēhiṁ takkhaṇamucchōḍiyā ya sē bandhā  
pallīvaïṇā tāhē avagụ̄dhō sāyaraṁ ēsō

> At that moment the men standing beside him loosed his bonds, / and then the settlement lord embraced him with great affection.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.41)

tattō vihiyapaṇāmō takkālamuciyammi āsaṇē dinnē  
pāsaṭṭhiyapurisēhiṁ, uvaviṭṭhō tattha dhaṇadēvō

> Then, having made his bow, on a proper seat offered at that moment / by the men standing nearby, Dhanadeva sat down.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.42)

tattō ya dīhadīhaṁ nīsasiya visāyagabbhiṇaṁ ēvaṁ  
lajjāvaṇamiyavayaṇō pallivaī bhaṇiumāḍhattō

> Then, sighing long and deeply, fraught with dejection, / his face bowed low with shame, the settlement lord began to speak:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.43)

paramuvagāritti tumaṁ uvēcca kilahōsi amha daṭṭhavō  
navaraṁ gihāgayassavi sāgayamēvaṁvihaṁ vihiyaṁ!

> “Being our supreme benefactor, you deserved to be received by us with honour! / Yet such was the welcome made even to one who had come to our home!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.44)

jāyaï avagāraphalō vihiō pāvāṇaṁ ahava uvayārō  
sappassa jahā dinnaṁ duddhampi visattaṇamuvēi

> Or rather, a benefit done to evil men bears the fruit of injury, / just as milk given to a serpent turns only to poison.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.45)

pāvō ahaṁ kayagdhō suyajīviyadāyagassa jēṇajja  
gihamāgayassa ēyaṁ ahammakammaṁ samāyariyaṁ

> Wicked am I, ungrateful, who today committed this unrighteous deed / against the giver of my son’s life, when he had come to my house!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.46)

bhaṇiyaṁ dhaṇadēvēṇaṁ kīsa imaṁ vahaha guruvisāyanti  
annāṇaṁ avarajjhaï, kō dōsō ēttha tumhāṇaṁ?

> Dhanadeva said: “Why do you bear this heavy dejection? / Ignorance was at fault; what blame is there here for you?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.47)

daṭṭhuṁ aṇannasarisaṁ bhillavaī tassa vayaṇavinnāṇaṁ  
rūvaṁ taha suyaṇattaṁ puṇōvi aïrañjiō bhaṇaï

> Seeing his peerless speech, wisdom, / beauty, and nobility of character, the Bhīla lord, deeply charmed once more, said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.48)

pēcchaha ēgammi narē kēttiyaguṇasamudaō samaṁ vasaï?  
bahurayaṇā hu vasumaī saccō lōyappavāō 'yaṁ

> “Look, what an assembly of virtues dwells together in one man! / ‘The earth has many jewels’—how true is this common saying!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.49)

dhī! dhī! maha purisattaṁ dhī! dhī! maha ērisāē vittīē  
niyakulakalaṅkabhūyassa majjha dhī! purisajammēṇa

> Fie, fie on my manhood! Fie, fie on my kind of livelihood! / Fie on my birth as a man, who have become a stain on my family!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.50)

dhī! majjha jīviēṇa kukammanirayassa dhammarahiyassa  
ēyārisapurisāṇaṁ luṇṭaṇakammammi nirayassa

> Fie on my life, devoted to evil deeds and devoid of Dharma, / devoted to the practice of plundering such men!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.51)

ēttiyamēttēṇaṁ ciya dhannō 'haṁ jaṁ mahāṇubhāvassa  
akkhayadēhassa imassa daṁsaṇaṁ jhatti sañjāyaṁ

> Only in this much am I blessed: that the sight of this noble-minded man, / his body uninjured, was quickly obtained.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.52)

jaï puṇa hōjja vivattī samayaṁ bhillēhiṁ jujjhamāṇassa  
tā kaha majjha aünnassa hōjja pāvassa nitthārō?

> If harm had befallen him while fighting with the Bhīlas, / how could there have been any deliverance for a sinner devoid of merit like me?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.53)

ēmāi bahuvigappaṁ appāṇaṁ nindiūṇa tō bhaṇaï  
bhō! bhō! bhillā satthē jaṁ gahiyaṁ ēttha tumhēhiṁ

> Rebuking himself with many such thoughts, he then said: / “O Bhīlas, whatever was seized by you here from the caravan,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.54)

taṁ savvampi samappaha imassa dhaṇadēvanāmavaṇiyassa  
tēhiṁ taṇamajjāyaṁ samappiyaṁ tassa taṁ savvaṁ

> surrender it all to this merchant named Dhanadeva!” / Down to a single blade of grass, they surrendered it all to him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.55)

tattō sabālavuḍ̣dhē miliē lōgammi bhayavimukkammi  
vajjaraï suppaïṭṭhō dhaṇadēvaṁ nēhagabbhamiṇaṁ

> Then, as the people, young and old, gathered together, freed from fear, / Supratiṣṭha spoke these words full of affection to Dhanadeva:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.56)

ēttō gāuyamēttē sīhaguhā nāma atthi mē pallī  
tīē lahumāgacchaha ajja maha pāhuṇā hōha

> “A mere krośa from here is my settlement named Siṃhaguhā. / Come quickly to it, and be my guests today!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.57)

bhaṇiyaṁ dhaṇadēvēṇaṁ ēvaṁ hōutti tāhē sō satthō  
dhaṇadēvamaggalaggō sīhaguhaṁ jhatti sampattō

> Dhanadeva said, “So be it.” Then that caravan, / following in Dhanadeva’s wake, quickly reached Siṃhaguhā.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.58)

āvāsiyassa tattō vasimāsannammi satthalōyassa  
pallīvaïṇā nīō dhaṇadēvō niyayagahēmmi

> After the people of the caravan were quartered near the village, / Dhanadeva was brought by the settlement lord to his own house.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.59)

abbhaṅgiūṇa vihiṇā sugandhatēllēhiṁ pavarajuvaīhiṁ  
addhāṇaparissamanāsagēṇa varavāriṇā nhaviō

> Anointed in due manner with fragrant oils by noble maidens, / he was bathed with excellent water that dispelled the weariness of the road.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.60)

ghaṇasārasārasirikhaṇḍacacciō tāhē pallināhēṇa  
sahiō pavarāhāraṁ bhōttūṇa samuṭṭhiō kamasō

> Anointed with choice sandalwood and camphor, / together with the lord of the settlement he enjoyed a feast and then rose in due order.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.61)

kappūrapūrasahiē tambōlē āyarēṇa sē dinnē  
vajjaraï dhaṇadēvō suhāsaṇatthō imaṁ vayaṇaṁ

> When betel filled with camphor was respectfully offered to him, / Dhanadeva, seated on a comfortable seat, spoke these words:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.62)

ēsā hu tāva pallī āvāsō nigdhiṇassa lōyassa  
tubbhēvi tassa pahuṇō aṇannasōjjannadayakaliyā

> “This settlement is an abode of pitiless folk, / yet you, its master, are endowed with peerless nobility and compassion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.63)

ēsō na sammajōgō ahivaïbhiccāṇa maha ṭhiyaṁ cittē  
jaṁ sōyasaccadakkhinnavajjiyāṇaṁ imaṁ ṭhāṇaṁ

> This does not seem a proper match between master and servants, so it strikes my mind, / for this place belongs to those devoid of purity, truth, and courtesy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.64)

bhillāṇaṁ nāhāvi hu jaṁ ērisaguṇagaṇēṇa sañjuttā  
ēyaṁ maṇammi bhāvaï mahantamacchērayaṁ majjha

> That the lord of the Bhīlas should be endowed with such a host of virtues / seems a great wonder in my mind.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.65)

asarisasōjannajuyā tumhē ēyāē vasaha pallīē  
uttamanarāvi hōuṁ sāhaha maha kēṇa kajjēṇa?

> Though endowed with matchless nobility and an excellent man, / you live in this settlement; tell me, for what purpose?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.66)

tō bhaṇaï supaïṭṭhō kiṁ kahiēṇaṁ imēṇa dhaṇadēva!  
vañcaṇamavamāṇaṁ ciya maïjuttō nō pagāsējjā

> Then Supratiṣṭha said: “What is the use of telling this, Dhanadeva? / A wise man should not disclose his own deceit and humiliation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.67)

tahavi hu bhaṇāmi mā hōu tujjha abbhatthaṇā imā vihalā  
ēgaggamaṇō hōuṁ sāhijjantaṁ nisāmēhi

> Yet I will speak, lest your request be in vain. / With an attentive mind, listen to what is being told.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.68)

niccaṁ pamuiyanaranāriputragāmāvalīē ramaṇīō  
bahudivasavannaṇijjō aṅgō nāmēṇa dēsō 'tthi

> Delightful with rows of villages whose men, women, and children are ever joyful, / worthy of being praised for many days, there is a country named Aṅga.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.69)

tammi ya puraṁ purāṇaṁ pavaraṁ suranayarasarisariddhillaṁ  
bhayaḍamarakaravimukkaṁ siddhatthapuranti vikkhāyaṁ

> In it is an ancient, supreme city possessing wealth like the city of the gods, / free from fear, turmoil, and oppressive taxes, renowned as Siddhārthapura.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.70)

tammi ya mayandhariukaraḍikaraḍanibbhēyaṇammi pattaṭṭhō  
kambunnayasuggīvō suggīvō nāma naranāhō

> In it was a king named Sugrīva, who had high, conch-like neck, / skilled in cleaving the temples of enemy elephants who possessed rut.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.71)

sayalōrōhapahāṇā sundarasaradindubimbasamavayaṇā  
buddhīē aṇannasamā kamalā nāmēṇa sē dēvī

> His queen was named Kamalā, foremost in the entire harem, / with a face like the autumn full moon, unequalled in intellect.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.72)

tīē saha visayasōkkhaṁ aṇuhavamāṇassa taha ya rajjadhuraṁ  
puvvabhavapunnapāyavasamappiyaṁ pālayantassa

> While he was enjoying sensory pleasures with her, and protecting / the burden of the kingdom bestowed by the tree of merit from a previous birth,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.73)

vaccantēsu diṇēsuṁ tīē dēvīē aha ahaṁ puttō  
jāō kayaṁ ca nāmaṁ vihiṇā maha suppaïṭṭhotti

> as the days passed, I was born as a son to that queen, / and according to custom my name was given as Supratiṣṭha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.74)

lālijjantō pañcahiṁ dhāīhiṁ kamēṇa vaḍḍhamāṇō 'haṁ  
sañjāō pañcavarisō māupiūṇaṁ kayāṇandō

> Pampered by five nurses, growing day by day, / I reached the age of five, bringing joy to my mother and father.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.75)

ētthantarammi gimhē santāviyamahiyalē vaïkkantē  
nivvaviyamahīvị̄dhō rasantasālūrasaṅghāō

> In the meantime, the summer that scorched the surface of the earth having passed, / cooling the heat of the earth, with swarms of croaking frogs,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.76)

pavahantabahalavāhiṇikhalahalasaṁsaddabahiriyadigantō  
gajjantagahirajalaharadaṁsaṇanaccantasihinivahō

> deafening the quarters with the murmuring roar of full-flowing rivers, / with flocks of peacocks dancing at the sight of deep-thundering rain-clouds,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.77)

papphullaphullasōhiyanīvōhavirāyamāṇavaṇaniyarō  
mucakundakuḍayasandiyarayagabbhiṇavāiyasamīrō

> with groves of trees radiant with clusters of kadamba blossoms opened in full bloom, / with winds blowing laden with pollen shed from mucakunda and kuṭaja flowers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.78)

puliṇapaïṭṭhiyabālayakayavāluyadēulēhiṁ ramaṇīō  
karisayajaṇapārambhiyahalaüttayacacciyabaïllō

> charming with sand-temples built by boys standing on sandbanks, / with oxen smeared by the newly begun ploughing-strokes of farmers,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.79)

harisavasahasirapāmara disi disi cabbhattabhūrikēyārō  
pattō vāsārattō kaddamadullaṅghamaggillō

> with peasants laughing in extreme joy, and vast fields flooded in every direction, / the rainy season arrived, its roads difficult to traverse because of mud.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.80)

ēyārisammi navapāusammi pattammi annadivasammi  
naranāhō suggīvō vihiṇā kayabhōyaṇō santō

> When such a new rainy season had arrived, on a certain day, / King Sugrīva, having taken his meal according to rule,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.81)

candaṇacacciyadēhō parihiyamiusaṇhanimmaladugūlō  
tambōlavaggahatthō samāgatō dēvibhavaṇammi

> his body smeared with sandalwood, wearing soft, fine, spotless silken garments, / betel in his hand, arrived at the queen’s palace.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.82)

sattatalē pāsāē ārụ̄dhō uvarimāē bhūmīē  
dēvīē kayaviṇaō maharihasējjāē āsīṇō

> Having ascended to the top floor of the seven-storey palace, / greeted respectfully by the queen, he sat on a costly bed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.83)

khaṇamēgamacchiūṇaṁ parihāsakahāhimpiyayamāē saha  
siyavasaṇacchāiyāē kōmalatūlīē pāsuttō

> After remaining a moment exchanging playful jests with his beloved, / he fell asleep on a soft cotton mattress covered with a white cloth.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.84)

tatō ya sajalajalaharagañjiyasaddēṇa naṭṭhaniddō sō  
uṭṭhittuṁ saṁniviṭṭhō nijjūhagasaṇṭhiyamasūrē

> Then, his sleep broken by the deep roar of a rain-filled cloud, / he arose and sat down on a bolster placed on the balcony.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.85)

addhāsaṇē niviṭṭhā kamaladēvīvi tāhē narapahuṇō  
vajjaraï taō rāyā harisavasullasiyarōmañcō

> Queen Kamalā too then sat on half the seat of the lord of men. / Then the king, thrilled with bristling hair out of delight, said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.86)

maha (naha) saṅgamagaruyasamullasantamaṇaharapaōharā jhatti  
pēccha piē! sañjāyā tujjha saricchā kubēradisā

> ‘Look, beloved! Suddenly, with charming clouds rising swollen through union with the sky, / the northern quarter has become just like you \[with rising, charming breasts through union with me\]!’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.87)

taralattaṁ nayaṇāṇaṁ kuḍilattaṁ sutaṇu! tujjha kēsāṇaṁ  
aṇukaraï pēccha vijjū ghaṇamajjhē cigicigāyantī

> "Look, O fair-bodied one, flashing in the midst of the cloud, / the lightning imitates the tremulousness of your eyes and the curliness of your hair!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.88)

annaṁ ca piya! pēcchasu paribbhamantēhiṁ indagōvēhiṁ  
najjaï pāusalacchī pacunniyā mahīyalē paḍiyā

> And look further, beloved, with the cochineal insects wandering about, / it seems as if the Fortune of the rainy season has fallen to the earth and been shattered into bits!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.89)

pāusanarindanavasaṅgamammi jāyammi bhūmimahilāē  
hariyaṅkuracchalēṇaṁ pēcchasu rōmañcaō jāō

> Look, upon the fresh union with the king that is the rainy season, / horripilation has arisen on the woman that is the earth under the guise of green sprouts!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.90)

niṭṭhura karapasarēṇaṁ imēṇa santāviā imā puhaī  
iya rōsēṇava ruddhō ghaṇēhiṁ sūrassa karapasarō

> The sun's spread of rays has been blocked by the clouds, as if in wrath: / 'By this harsh spread of rays \[hands\] has this earth been tormented!'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.91)

maha āgamēvi piyavirahiyāṇa mahilāṇa kiṁ na phuṭṭāiṁ  
hiyayāiṁ sāmarisaṁ vijjujjōēṇa jōēi

> 'Why have the hearts of women parted from their lovers not broken even upon my arrival?' / So it looks on with resentment by the flash of lightning.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.92)

nāuṁ maha āgamaṇaṁ tahavi hu kiṁ calliyā piyā mōttuṁ  
gajjantō rōsēṇava pahiyāṇaṁ dalaï hiyayāiṁ

> 'Knowing of my arrival, why indeed have they set out, abandoning their beloveds?' / Thundering as if in fury, it rends the hearts of travelers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.93)

dhavalabalāyādạ̄dhō vijjulayācavaladīhajīhālō  
kasaṇaśarīrō dhāvaï pahiyāṇaṁ pāusapisāō

> With white cranes as its fangs, a flickering long tongue in the lightning flash, / and a black body, the demon of the rainy season rushes upon travelers.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.94)

pēccha suracāvaniggayadhārābāṇēhiṁ virahihiyayāiṁ  
vindhantō uvahasaïva pañcasaraṁ pañcasarasahiyaṁ

> Look, piercing the hearts of parted lovers with arrows of raindrops shot from the rainbow, / it mocks, as it were, the five-arrowed God of Love together with his five arrows!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.95)

ētthantarammi dēvī naranāhaṁ bhaṇaï harisitā santī  
sēsaüūṇa naravara! abbhahiō pāusō ēsō

> Meanwhile, the queen, rejoicing, said to the lord of men: / "O best of men! This rainy season surpasses the rest of the seasons,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.96)

mōttūṇa virahiṇijaṇaṁ suhaō jaṁ ēsa kāmuyajaṇassa  
pāmaravacchataṇōsahipamuhāṇaṁ tahaya jīvāṇaṁ

> in that, leaving aside parted lovers, it brings pleasure to passionate folk, / and likewise to creatures such as simple rustics, calves, grasses, and medicinal plants."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.97)

aha bhaṇaï puhaïnāhō īsiṁ hasēūṇa, dēvi! taṁ saccaṁ  
āhīṇaṁ sañjāyaṁ jaṁ summaï ēttha lōgammi

> Then the lord of the earth said, smiling slightly: "O Queen, that is true, / which is heard spoken here in the world:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.98)

dhāyā purisā pēcchanti āyārā dhāyacaṁ disāvalayaṁ  
taha dēvi! tumaṁ suhiyā savvaṁ suhiyanti mannēsi

> 'Satiated men behold the circle of the quarters filled with nourishment'; / just so, O Queen, happy yourself, you think everyone is happy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.99)

savvēvi dēvi! uuṇō saünnalōyassa honti suhahēū  
punnavihūṇāṇa puṇō pāusasamaōvi duhahēū

> O Queen, all seasons are a cause of happiness for a person of merit; / but for those devoid of merit, even the time of the rains is a cause of sorrow.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.100)

ō! pēccha pēccha sundari! addhasamārammi jarakuḍīrammi  
ōghasarasayavirāiyavirāiyaḍimbhasamūhē ruyantammi

> Oh, look, look, fair one! While the group of children weeps, terrified and crying aloud / because of the stream of rainwater in an old, half-repaired hovel,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.101)

niyayaghariṇīē bāḍhaṁ cōijjantō puṇō puṇō varaō  
āvaraṇarahiyadēhō hammantō vāridhārāhiṁ

> the poor wretch, repeatedly and harshly urged by his wife, / his body bare of covering, battered by torrents of water,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.102)

uddhusiyarōmakūvō sīyalaanilēṇa saṅkuiyagattō  
ēsō dariddapurisō kahakahavi samāraï kuḍīraṁ

> his hair standing on end, his limbs shrunk by the cold wind— / this poor man is somehow or other repairing the hovel.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.103)

ōlambiyakannajuyaṁ hammantaṁ guruyavāridhārāhiṁ  
ōluggabhaggadēulakōṇagayaṁ rāsabhaṁ niyasu

> Behold the donkey, who has taken shelter in the corner of a collapsed and ruined temple, / with its pair of ears drooping down, being battered by heavy torrents of water.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.104)

taha pēccha imaṁ sundari! suṇahaṁ cullīē sunnagēhammi  
sīēṇa kuṇukuṇantaṁ kharakharakhaḍḍaṁ khaṇēmāṇaṁ

> Likewise look at this dog, O fair one, in the empty house, / whimpering from the cold and digging a trench around the fireplace.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.105)

taha pēccha jarabaïllā jalaharadhārāvalīhi hammantā  
īriyāsamiuvva muṇī vaccanti mahiṁ palōēntā

> Likewise look at the old oxen, beaten by continuous streams of clouds, / walking along looking down at the earth like monks practising care in walking.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.106)

sēvāliyabhūmitalē phillusamāṇā ya thāmathāmammi  
hatthagayalaṭṭhikhaṇḍā bhikkhaṁ pariyaḍaï jararōrō

> And slipping here and there upon the mossy ground, / the old beggar wanders about for alms with a broken staff in his hand."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.107)

ēvaṁ ca jāva sāhaï dēvīē tāva kañcuī jhatti  
pāyavaḍaṇuṭṭhiō aha vasudattō bhaṇiumāḍhattō

> And while he was explaining this to the queen, just then the chamberlain / Vasudatta, rising after falling at his feet, began to speak:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.108)

dēvēṇa jō u puvviṁ paṭṭhaviō āsi campanayarīē  
sirikittivammarannō dūō dāmōdarō nāma

> "The envoy named Dāmodara, whom Your Majesty had previously dispatched / to the city of Campā to King Śrīkīrtivarman,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.109)

sō dēvapāyadaṁsaṇasuhakaṅkhī āgaō duvārammi  
ciṭṭhaï, ēvaṁ ca ṭhiē dēvō pamāṇanti taṁ sōccā

> has arrived, desiring the bliss of beholding Your Majesty's feet, and stands at the door; / this being the case, Your Majesty is the authority." Hearing this,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.110)

diṭṭhīē āpucchiya dēviṁ sahasatti uṭṭhiō rāyā  
atthāṇamaṇḍavassa u āsannō jāva sampattō

> taking leave of the queen with a glance, the king rose abruptly. / Just as he had drawn near to the assembly pavilion,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.111)

tāva ya vijjucamukkāraṇantaraṁ caṇḍacaḍaḍasaṁsaddō  
āsannō sañjāō bhēsiyanaranārisaṅghāō

> immediately after a flash of lightning, a fierce cracking roar / arose close by, terrifying the crowds of men and women.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.112)

tayaṇantaraṁ ca mahāhāravasaṁmīsaṁ samuṭṭhiyaṁ saddaṁ  
dēvīgihammi sōuṁ sahasā valiō mahīnāhō

> And right after that, hearing a clamor mingled with loud cries of lamentation / arising in the queen’s palace, the lord of the earth turned back at once.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.113)

vajjaraï dēvidhāvī ruyamāṇī dhagdharēṇa saddēṇa  
naravara! muṭṭhā muṭṭhā dēvī vijjūē daddhatti

> The queen’s wet-nurse, weeping with a faltering voice, cried: / "O best of men! We are ruined, ruined! The queen has been burnt by lightning!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.114)

daṭṭhūṇa bhūmipaḍiyaṁ dēvīdēhaṁ jiēṇa paricattaṁ  
hā! hā! hatti bhaṇantō rāyā mucchāvasaṁ pattō

> Seeing the queen's body fallen to the ground, abandoned by life, / crying out, "Alas! Alas! Alas!", the king fell into a swoon.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.115)

daṭṭhūṇa bhūmipaḍiyaṁ naranāhaṁ mucchiyaṁ vigayacēṭṭhaṁ  
bhūritarō sañjātō pariyaṇaakkandasaddōvi

> Seeing the lord of men fallen to the ground, unconscious and motionless, / the sound of weeping among the attendants grew even louder.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.116)

pāsaṭṭhiyapurisēhiṁ sīyalapavaṇāiyammi vihiyammi  
rāyāvi vigayamucchō vilaviumēvaṁ samāḍhattō

> When the men standing beside him applied cool breezes and the like, / the king also regained consciousness and began to lament thus:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.117)

hā vallahi! hā sāmiṇi! hā jīviyadāyagē! visālacchi!  
hā maha hiyayanivāsiṇi! hā! kattha gayā mamaṁ mōttuṁ?

> "Alas, my beloved! Alas, my mistress! Alas, giver of my life! Large-eyed one! / Alas, dweller in my heart! Alas! Where have you gone, abandoning me?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.118)

hā gōradēṁhi! hā pihupaōharē! hā sukōmalasarīrē!  
hā kaha nigghiṇavihiṇā tuha uvariṁ pāḍiyā vijjū?

> Alas, fair-bodied one! Alas, one of swelling breasts! Alas, one of delicate body! / Alas, how has pitiless fate hurled a lightning bolt upon you?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.119)

ghaṇasāraghusiṇacaccaṇaüciyasarīrammi kaha ṇu hayavihiṇā  
vijjūnivāō vihiō majjha aünnēhiṁ pāvēṇa?

> On a body worthy of being anointed with camphor and saffron, how indeed has wretched fate, / through my sins and lack of merit, brought about the fall of a lightning bolt?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.120)

hā dēvi tujjha virahē nāranārīsaṅkulaṁ imaṁ nayaraṁ  
uvvasiṁyanayarasarisaṁ aḍavisamāṇaṁ ca paḍihāi

> Alas, O Queen, in separation from you, this city filled with men and women / appears to me like a deserted city and like a forest!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.121)

kila dēvi! taṁ bhaṇantī tuha virahē acchiuṁ na sakkēmi  
taṁ kaha ahaṁ ahannō tumaē sahasā pariccatō

> Indeed, O Queen, you used to say: 'I cannot live in separation from you.' / Then how have I, wretched one, been abandoned by you so suddenly?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.122)

hā! kiṁ na kimpi jampasi kiṁvā taṁ suyaṇu! majjha ruṭṭhā si  
kiṁva maē avaraddhaṁ sundari! taṁ majjha sāhēsu?

> Alas! Why do you not say anything? Or are you angry with me, O fair-bodied one? / Or what offense have I committed, fair one? Tell me that!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.123)

taṁ ciya maha vallahiyā nēhō maha natthi annaïtthīsu  
tujjha kaē paricattō sayalō ōrōhanārijaṇō

> You alone were my beloved; I have no affection for other women. / For your sake, the entire retinue of harem women was forsaken.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.124)

tahavi tumaṁ kiṁ sundarī! nibbhararattassa dēsi nālāvaṁ?  
tā pasiya pasiya sāmiṇi! uṭṭhiya maha dēsu paḍivayaṇaṁ

> Even so, why, O beautiful woman, do you give no answer to one who is deeply devoted? / Therefore be gracious, be gracious, mistress! Arise and give me an answer!"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.125)

ēmāi jāva vilavaï vivihaṁ rāyā sakaluṇasaddēṇa  
tāva ahaṁ sampattō rōvantō tattha dhaṇadēva!

> While the king was thus lamenting in diverse ways with a plaintive voice, / just then I arrived there weeping, O Dhanadeva!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.126)

ucchaṅgē viṇivēsiya mamaṁ taō gāḍhakaluṇasaddēṇa  
taṁ cēva palavamāṇō sudīharaṁ ruvaï bālōvva

> Then, placing me on his lap, crying out in a deeply plaintive voice, / lamenting the very same thing, he wept for a very long time like a child.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.127)

ētthantarammi mantī sumaīnāmō bhaṇaï naranāha  
dēva! alaṁ runnēṇa mayakiccaṁ kuṇaha dēvīē

> At this moment, the minister named Sumati said to the lord of men: / "Your Majesty! Enough of weeping; perform the funeral rites for the queen."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.128)

bhaṇaï taō naranāhō candaṇadārūṇi bāhiṁ nīṇēha  
dēvīē jēṇa samayaṁ ahampi aggīē vissāmi

> Then the lord of men said: "Carry sandalwood logs outside, / so that together with the queen I too may enter the fire."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.129)

tō bhaṇaï sumaïmantī kāyarajaṇacēṭṭhiēṇa kiṁ imiṇā  
maraṇa 'jjhavasāaiṇaṁ, avalambasu dhīra! dhīrattaṁ

> Then minister Sumati said: "What is the use of this resolve to die / that is an action of cowards? Resort to steadfastness, O steadfast one!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.130)

maraṇēṇa tujjha naravara! dēsō savvōvi hōi jaṁ gammō  
paḍivakkhanaravarāṇaṁ bālō taha supaïṭṭhotti

> For by your death, O best of men, the entire land would become accessible / to rival kings, and the child Supratiṣṭha would be helpless.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.131)

dēvāṇaṁ bambhaṇāṇa ya ligīṇaṁ taha pāgayajaṇassa  
dhammakiriyāō savvā vahanti dēvē dharantammi

> All the religious rites of the gods, of Brahmins, / of ascetics, and of ordinary folk proceed while Your Majesty lives.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.132)

mahilāmēttassa kaē na hu juttaṁ tumha uttamanarāṇa  
asamañjasamāyariuṁ vinnāyajagassabhāvāṇaṁ

> Merely for the sake of a woman, it is not proper for excellent men like you, / who understand the nature of the world, to act improperly.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.133)

aviya niruvakkamakāyassavi usabhajiṇindassa āidēvassa  
maraṇaṁ jāyaṁ jaïyā kā gaṇaṇā annamaṇuēsu?

> Moreover, when even the first god, the Jina Ṛṣabha, whose body was free from premature death, / met with death, what reckoning can there be of other mortals?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.134)

nijjiyapaḍivakkhassavi chakkhaṇḍamahīsarassa bharahassa  
jaïyā jāyaṁ maraṇaṁ kā gaṇaṇā annamaṇuēsu

> When even Bharata, who subdued all adversaries  
> and was the lord of the six-division earth, met death, what counting can there be for other mortals?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.135)

garuyaparakkamanijjiyariubalapāikkaccakkakayarakkhā  
sōṇḍīrā naravaïṇō sōmajasā ' 'iccajasapamuhā

> Those proud rulers of men, Somayaśas, Ādityayaśas, and others,  
> who through their weighty prowess subdued enemy armies and protected foot-soldiers and hosts of troops,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.136)

jaï tāva tē ya nihāyā pāvakayantēṇa nigghiṇamaṇēṇa  
anivāriyapasarēṇaṁ kā gaṇaṇā annalōyammi?

> if even they were struck down by wicked Death with pitiless mind  
> and unhindered advance, what counting can there be in the rest of the world?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.137)

jēsimpi ya tittīsaṁ āuyamudahīṇa pavaradēvāṇaṁ  
tēsimpi hōi cavaṇaṁ kā gaṇaṇā annasattēsu?

> Even those eminent gods whose lifespan was thirty-three ocean-measures \[of time\],  
> even they undergo departure \[by death\]; what counting can there be among other beings?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.138)

bhavaṇavaïvāṇamantarajōisiyāṇaṁ vimaṇavāsīṇaṁ  
jaï nāma hōi cavaṇaṁ kā gaṇaṇā maṇuyalōyammi?

> If indeed there is departure \[from heaven\] for the Bhavanapatis,  
> Vānamantaras, Jyotiṣkas, and Vimānavāsins, what counting can there be in the world of mortals?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.139)

sō kōvi natthi jīvō tilōyamajjhammi jō vasaṁ na gaō  
maccussa pāvamaïṇō mōttuṁ siddhē suhasamiddhē

> There is no soul whatever in the middle of the three worlds who has not fallen into the power  
> of wicked-minded death, except the liberated souls rich in bliss.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.140)

iya kālakavaliyaṁ pēcchiūṇa sayalampi tihuaṇaṁ dēva!  
jāyammi dēvimaraṇē kiṁ sōgaṁ kuṇaha vihalaṁ tu?

> Thus, seeing the entire three worlds devoured by time, O king!  
> When the queen’s death has occurred, why do you make yourself helpless with grief?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.141)

jujjaï kāuṁ sōgō maraṇaṁ jaï hōjja tīē ēkkāē  
sāhāraṇammi maraṇē kō sōgō kiṁva runnēṇa?

> It would be proper to grieve if death belonged to her alone;  
> when death is common to all, what grief \[can there be\], or what is the use of weeping?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [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)

### [2.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.143)

iya lōyassa sarūvaṁ kuviyakayantassa ērisaṁ daṭṭhuṁ  
dēvimaraṇammi naravara! na hu juttaṁ sōgakaraṇanti

> Seeing that such is the nature of the world and such is enraged Death,  
> O best of men! it is not fitting to make sorrow at the death of the queen.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.144)

ēvaṁ ca bahuvigappaṁ bhaṇiō sō sumaïṇā naravarindō  
takkāluciyaṁ savvaṁ maïkiccaṁ kuṇaï dēvīē

> Having been addressed in many ways thus by Sumati, the lord of kings  
> performed all the obsequial rites suitable for that time for the queen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.145)

kaïvayadiṇāiṁ paricattalōyasambhāvaṇāivāvārō  
gahagahiō iva ciṭṭhaï rāyā dēvīē sōgēṇa

> For some days, abandoning the honoring of people and other affairs,  
> the king remained as if seized by a planetary spirit because of grief for the queen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.146)

sumaïmuhēhiṁ tāvaya nāṇāvihasōyamōyaṇapaḍūhiṁ  
bōhijjantō girāhiṁ jāō kālēṇa gayasōgō

> Meanwhile, being enlightened by words from the mouth of Sumati and others,  
> who were skilled in removing various kinds of sorrow, in time his grief departed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.147)

nāūṇa aṭṭhavarisaṁ mamaṁ taō garuyaputtanēhēṇa  
saṅgahiya uvajjhāyaṁ gāhēi kalāṇasandōhaṁ

> Then, knowing that I was eight years old, out of deep love for his son  
> he engaged an upādhyāya and had me master the collection of arts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.148)

gahiē kalākalāvē gāmasahassaṁ tayā mahaṁ dinnaṁ  
maha daṁsaṇēṇa rāyā sāhāraï dēvivirahampi

> When the collection of arts had been acquired, a thousand villages were given to me at that time;  
> and by the sight of me the king bore even the separation from the queen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.149)

aha annayā kayāivi atthāṇagayassa rāiṇō jhatti  
paṇamiya duvāravālō vajjaraï sūhavō ēvaṁ

> Now on another day, at some time when the king had gone to his assembly hall,  
> the doorkeeper bowed down immediately and spoke thus politely:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.150)

campāpurīō sāmiya! mahantaō kittidhammanaravaïṇō  
dēvassa daṁsaṇatthaṁ ciṭṭhaï paḍihārabhūmīē

> “O master! An emissary from the city of Campā, sent by King Kīrtidharma,  
> is waiting at the gateway ground for the purpose of seeing your Majesty.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.151)

sigghaṁ pavēsasutti ya bhaṇiē sō rāiṇā aṇunnāō  
āgamma vihiyaviṇaō uvaviṭṭhō uciyaṭhāṇammi

> Saying “Admit him quickly,” he was granted permission by the king;  
> he entered, made his bow of respect, and sat down in a suitable place.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.152)

tambōlāipayacchaṇapuvvaṁ sō rāiṇā samullaviō  
āgamakāraṇaṁ bhō! sāhasu tō bhaṇiumāḍhattō

> First having been presented with betel and other gifts, he was addressed by the king:  
> “Tell the reason for your coming, sir!” Then he began to speak:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.153)

campāē puravarīē supasiddhō cēva dēvapāyāṇaṁ  
vitthāriyavimalakittī rāyā sirikittidhammō 'tthi

> “In the excellent city of Campā, well known to your Majesty's feet,  
> there is a king named illustrious Kīrtidharma, who has spread abroad stainless fame.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.154)

nijjiyasurindasundarirūvātisayā samatthamahilāṇa  
abbhahiyā sē dēvī kittimaī lōyavikkhāyā

> His queen, world-renowned as Kīrtimatī,  
> surpasses all women, having conquered the excellence of the beauty of the celestial maidens of the lord of gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.155)

tīya dhūyā sōhaggarūvaviṇṇāṇagāravagdhaviyā  
pāyālakannayasamā kaṇayavaī nāma varakannā

> She has an excellent maiden daughter named Kanakavatī,  
> who is like a maiden of Pātāla, elevated by the pride of charm, beauty, and wisdom.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.156)

sampattajōvvaṇā sā ābharaṇavibhūsiyā piusayāsē  
paṭṭhaviyā māūē taduciyavaradāṇaaṭṭhāē

> Having attained youth and adorned with ornaments,  
> she was sent by her mother to her father's presence for the purpose of giving her a suitable groom.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.157)

āgamma pāyapaḍiyā piuṇā sā saharisaṁ niucchaṅgē  
viṇivēsiya avagụ̄dhā bhaṇiyā ya imaṁ tu sā kannā

> Having arrived and fallen at her father's feet, she was joyfully  
> seated on his lap, embraced, and that maiden was addressed with this:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.158)

putti! niyahiyayaïṭṭhaṁ sāmantamahantayāṇa majjhammi  
sāhasu jēṇa tuhaṁ sō kijjaï bhattā, kimannēṇaṁ?

> ‘Daughter! Name the one dear to your heart among the feudal lords and great men,  
> so that he may be made your husband; why say more?’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.159)

ēvaṁ piuṇā bhaṇiyā lajjāē ahōmuhī ṭhiyā bālā  
puṇaruttaṁ puṭṭhāvi hu na kiñci paḍiuttaraṁ dēi

> Spoken to thus by her father, the young girl stood with downcast face out of modesty;  
> even when asked repeatedly, she gave no reply at all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.160)

tō cintiuṁ payattō ēyā lajjāluyā imā varaī  
na hu sakkaï vajjariuṁ ēsō maha tāya! iṭṭhotti

> Then he began to think: ‘This choice maiden is bashful;  
> she cannot say, “O father, this one is dear to me.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.161)

tā cintēmi sayaṁ ciya aṇurūvamimīē pavarabhattāraṁ  
vinnāṇarūvasampayakaliyaṁ varavaṁsaüppannaṁ

> Therefore I myself will contemplate an excellent husband suitable for her,  
> endowed with wealth of wisdom and beauty, born of an excellent lineage.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.162)

khaṇamēgamacchiūṇaṁ rāyā cintāurō bhaṇaï tattō  
putti! tuha rūvasarisō bhattā laddhō maē iṇhiṁ

> Remaining in thought for a moment, full of reflection, the king then said:  
> ‘Daughter! I have now found a husband equal to your beauty.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.163)

siddhatthapurē rāyā suggīvō nāma maha paraṁ mittaṁ  
tassa tumaṁ gaccha lahuṁ sayaṁvarā, ēttha kiṁ bahuṇā?

> In Siddhārthapura, King Sugrīva by name is my great friend;  
> go quickly to him as your chosen husband; what need of many words here?’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.164)

ēvaṁ ca bhaṇiyamēttē sā kannā dēva! tumha nāmēṇa  
nisuēṇaṁ ciya jāyā harisavasullasiyarōmañcā

> And merely upon this being spoken, O King, at the sound of your name alone  
> her bodily hair bristled, rising from the power of joy.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.165)

nāūṇa tīē bhāvaṁ rāyā sampēkkhiuṇa maha vayaṇaṁ  
vajjaraï, taṁ mahābala! vaccasu siddhatthanayarammi

> Knowing her feeling and looking upon my face, the king  
> said: ‘You, O Mahābala, go to the city of Siddhārtha,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.166)

ghēttuṁ sayaṁvaramimaṁ kaṇagavaïṁ bhūribhūisañjuttaṁ  
kaïvayabalasañjuttō sōhaṇatihikaraṇanakkhatō

> taking this Kanakavatī with abundant opulence for the self-choice marriage,  
> accompanied by some troops, on an auspicious lunar day, astrological division, and lunar mansion.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.167)

jaṁ āṇavēsi bhaṇiuṁ tattō haṁ taṁ gahīya sañcaliō  
jāva ya kamēṇa ēttō jōyaṇamēttammi sampattō

> Saying ‘As you command,’ I set out from there taking her with me,  
> until in due course I reached within a single yojana of this place.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.168)

ajja rayaṇīvirāmē kaïvayaturaēhiṁ vēgavantēhiṁ  
uggiliya āgaō huṁ tumhāṇa piyaṁ nivēēmi

> Today, at the end of the night, speeding away with some swift horses,  
> I have arrived to deliver the pleasing news to you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.169)

dēva! mahamēyamāgamaṇakāraṇaṁ pucchiyaṁ hi jaṁ tumaē  
ēvaṁ cavatthiyammi sampaï dēvō pamāṇanti

> O King! This is the reason for my coming that was inquired by you;  
> such is the situation, now the King is the authority.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.170)

harisāūriyahiyaō aha rāyā bhaṇaï pariyaṇaṁ niyayaṁ  
mahayā vicchaḍḍēṇaṁ nayarē kannaṁ pavēsēha

> Then the king, his heart filled with joy, said to his retinue:  
> “With great pomp, bring the maiden into the city!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.171)

tō pariyaṇēṇa sammaṁ tahatti sampāḍiyammi vayaṇammi  
sōhaṇalaggē rannā pariṇīyā tattha kaṇagavaī

> Then, when the instruction was duly carried out by the attendants saying ‘So be it,’  
> Kanakavatī was married there by the king at an auspicious moment.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.172)

sā rannō kaṇagavaī kālēṇa aīva vallahā jāyā  
maha māūē ṭhāṇē vihiyā aha paṭṭabaddhā sā

> In time that Kanakavatī became exceedingly beloved to the king;  
> and she was established in the place of my mother as the crowned chief queen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.173)

aïvallahampi vīsaraï māṇūsaṁ dēsakālaantariyaṁ  
vallīsamaṁ hi pimmaṁ jaṁ āsannaṁ tahiṁ caḍaï

> One forgets a human being, even if very beloved, when separated by space and time;  
> for love is like a creeper: it climbs upon whatever is near.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.174)

vaccanti vāsarāiṁ maha piuṇō tīē gāḍharattassa  
sịdhilīkayasēsōrōharamaṇigamaṇāicēṭṭhassa

> The days passed for my father, deeply in love with her,  
> and who slackened his visits and activities with the rest of his harem women.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.175)

aha annayā kayāivi kaṇagavaīē suō samuppannō  
surahotti vihiyanāmō pattō sō kumarabhāvammi

> Then one day a son was born to Kanakavatī;  
> named Surabha, he reached the age of boyhood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.176)

annadiyahammi ēyaṁ ēgantē bhaṇaï kaṇagavaī dēvī  
juvarāyapaē kiṁ navi ahisiccaï dēva! mē puttō

> On another day, Queen Kanakavatī said to him in private:  
> “O King! Why is my son not consecrated to the rank of crown prince?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.177)

tō bhaṇaï naravarindō jēṭṭhē puttammi suppaïṭṭhammi  
vijjantē na hu juttaṁ juvarāyaṁ ṭhāviuṁ surahaṁ

> Then the lord of men said: “While the eldest son, Supratiṣṭha, exists,  
> it is indeed not proper to appoint Surabha as crown prince.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.178)

bhaṇiyaṁ dēvīē taō jēṭṭhaṭṭhavaṇē nihōḍaü kō ṇu?  
jaï tujjha ahaṁ daïyā tā surahaṁ kuṇasu juyarāyaṁ

> Then the queen said: “Who, pray, hinders the appointment of the eldest?  
> If I am dear to you, then make Surabha the crown prince!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.179)

tāhē rannā bhaṇiyaṁ suṭṭhuṁ piyā taṁ sulōyaṇē! majjha  
kintu imassa 'ṇurattā sāmantamahantayā savvē

> Then the king said: “You are exceedingly dear to me, O bright-eyed one!  
> Yet all the feudal lords and great men are devoted to him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.180)

taha ēsō susamatthō ēvaṁ vihiē vihējja taṁ kimpi  
avamāṇiō hu jēṇaṁ mamāvi rajjaṁ avaharējjā

> Moreover, he is very capable; if this were done, he might do something \[rash\],  
> for having been slighted, he might even seize the kingdom from me.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [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)

### [2.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.182)

jēṇēva suppaïṭṭhō ērisaō ukkaḍō payāvēṇa  
tēṇēva imaṁ sigghaṁ kaṭṭhaharē khivasu jattēṇa

> "Since this Suppaiṭṭha is so formidable in valor, / quickly cast him with effort into a wooden cage!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.183)

tattō ya majjha puttaṁ juvarāyaṁ ṭhāviuṁ payattēṇa  
acchasu vigayāsaṅkō rajjaṁ ca mamaṁ ca māṇantō

> Then, having appointed my son as crown prince with diligence, / remain free from fear, enjoying both the kingdom and me."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.184)

ēvaṁ dēvīvayaṇaṁ sōuṁ paḍiuttaraṁ adāūṇaṁ  
rāyā samuṭṭhiūṇaṁ atthāṇē gantumuvaviṭṭhō

> Hearing these words of the queen, the king gave no answer; / he arose and went to sit in the assembly hall.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.185)

ēyaṁ ca dēvivayaṇaṁ sūhaviyānāmiyāē cēḍīē  
pacchannē sōūṇaṁ savvaṁ dhaṇadēva! maha siṭṭhaṁ

> And hearing these words of the queen in secret, / a maidservant named Sūhaviyā related everything to me, O Dhaṇadēva!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.186)

taṁ sōuṁ maha vigappō cittē ēyārisō samuppannō  
kiṁ kaṇagavaīē vuttō karējja ēvaṁ piyā majjha?

> Hearing that, such a doubt arose in my mind: / 'Could my father, addressed by Kaṇagavaī, do such a thing?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.187)

ahavā na gaṇanti puvvanēhaṁ na ya nīiṁ nēya lōyaavavāyaṁ  
na ya bhāviāvayāō purisā mahilāṇa āyattā

> Or rather, men who are subjugated by women have no regard for past affection, / nor for conduct, nor public reproach, nor future misfortunes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.188)

tā jā na kimpi annaṁ dēvīvayaṇāō maha piyā kuṇaï  
tāva ahiṭṭhēmi sayaṁ rajjaṁ, piyaraṁ viṇāsēttā

> Therefore, before my father does anything else at the queen's word, / I shall destroy my father and seize the kingdom myself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.189)

ahava na ēyaṁ juttaṁ vivēyajuttassa majjha kāuṁ jē  
tā bandhiūṇa piyaraṁ kaṭṭhaharagayaṁ aṇucarāmi

> Or rather, it is not fit for me, possessed of discernment, to do this; / so having bound my father, should I put him into a wooden cage?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.190)

kiṁvā kaṇagavaïṁ ciya saha surahēṇaṁ nayāmi jamavayaṇē  
kiṁvā kaṭṭhaharammi dōnnivi ghēttēmi bandhaüṁ?

> Or should I send Kaṇagavaī herself together with the cook to Yama's abode? / Or should I capture both and confine them in a wooden cage?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.191)

ahavā kiṁ maha imiṇā pēkkhāmō tāva jaṁ piyā kuṇaï  
adiṭṭhapāṇiyammi na hu juttaṁ pāṇahummuyaṇaṁ

> Or what use is this to me? Let me watch first what my father does; / while water has not been seen, it is not proper to take off one's shoes.'  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.192)

aha rāyā maha uvariṁ diṇē diṇē piyayamāē bhannantō  
jāō sịdhilasiṇēhō kannavisaṁ jaṁ mahantavisaṁ

> Then the king, spoken to day after day by his beloved, / grew slack in affection towards me; for poison poured in the ear is a great poison.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.193)

sahasatti annadiyahē kimpi misaṁ dāviūṇa maha rannā  
hariyaṁ gāmasahassaṁ dinnaṁ lahukhēḍayaṁ ēkkaṁ

> Suddenly on another day, making some pretext, the king / took away my thousand villages and gave me a single small hamlet.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.194)

sañjāyaamarisēṇaṁ tāhē maē cintiyaṁ durāyāraṁ  
mārēūṇa ēyaṁ rajjamahiṭṭhēmi, kiṁ bahuṇā?

> Then, wrath having arisen, I thought: / 'Having slain this wicked-natured man, I shall seize the kingdom—why say more?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.195)

ahavā na puvvapurisēhiṁ majjhaṁ vaṁsē kayaṁ imaṁ pāvaṁ  
tamahampi kaha karōmī asārarajjassa kajjēṇa?

> Or rather, this sin was never committed in my lineage by my ancestors; / so how can I commit it for the sake of a worthless kingdom?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.196)

mahilāvayaṇēṇa imō rāgandhō kuṇaï, kuṇaü annāyaṁ  
maha puṇa vivēyajuttassa handi! na hu ērisaṁ juttaṁ

> Blinded by passion, he acts at a woman's word; let him commit injustice! / But alas, such an act is truly unfit for me, who possess discernment!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.197)

tā kiṁ karēmi iṇhiṁ avamāṇaṁ tāva dūsahaṁ piuṇō  
appavahōvi na juttō dēsaccāō paraṁ juttō

> So what should I do now? My father's insult is unbearable, / suicide is also improper, \[so\] leaving the country is the only proper course.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.198)

gantūṇamannadēsaṁ tamhā sēvāmi annanaranāhaṁ  
huṁ tampi hu nahu juttaṁ avamāṇapayaṁ hi sēvatti

> Therefore, having gone to another country, let me serve another king... / Hm, even that is not proper, for service is indeed a place of dishonor!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.199)

suggīvanarindasuō juyarāyā āsi ēsa riddhijuō  
sampaï puṇa vaṇṭhōiva kaha sēvaṁ kuṇaï bhiccāṇa?

> “This man was the son of King Sugrīva, a crown prince endowed with fortune; / but now, like an outcast, how can he render service to servants?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [2.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.2.200)

ēmāivayaṇavittharavajjaraṇasamujjaēṇa lōēṇaṁ  
daṁsijjantō riūṇa kahaṁ gēhēsuṁ paribhamissaṁ?

> Pointed out by people eager to utter such widespread gossip, / how could I wander in the houses of enemies?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt.2.1) — English, machine translation

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