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# The Story of Surasundarī 3.134

Surasuṃdarīcariya 3.134

- **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit

### [3.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.3.134)

na hu suyaṇu! paḍhamapucchaṁ ērisapucchāhiṁ chāiüṁ tarasi  
kiḍaēhiṁ payattēṇavi chāijjaï kaha ṇu paccūsō?

> Indeed, noble youth, you cannot hide your first inquiry with such questions! / How, pray, can the dawn be hidden, even with effort, by glow-worms?"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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