The Story of Surasundarī 4.182

4.182

jaō vari maraṇaṁ mā virahō virahō aïdūsahō 'mha paḍihāi
vari ēkkaṁ ciya maraṇaṁ jēṇa samappanti dukkhāiṁ

For death is better, not separation; separation seems to me exceedingly hard to bear. / Death alone is better, by which sorrows come to an end.’