[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) › 4.21 # The Story of Surasundarī 4.21 Surasuṃdarīcariya 4.21 - **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit ### [4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.21) khaṇapariciyadullahalōyakāraṇē kīsa! taṁ mihasi? muñcasu garuyavisāyaṁ vivarīō hayavihī jēṇa > \[Saying to myself:\] “Why do you languish for the sake of one known for a mere moment and hard to obtain? > Abandon this heavy dejection, for accursed Fate is adverse!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.20) - [Next: 4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.22) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt.4.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.21) · Pramāṇa