[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 # The Story of Surasundarī 4 Surasuṃdarīcariya 4 - **Language:** Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit ### [4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.1) aha bhāō bhāṇuvēgō samāgaō pahasiō mamaṁ bhaṇaï gammaü ujjāṇammi cūyalayāvayaṇamaṇusariuṁ > Then my brother Bhānuvega arrived and, smiling, said to me: > "Let us go to the garden, following the words of Cūtalatā." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.2) harisāūriyahiyaēṇa tāhi ēvanti japamāṇēṇaṁ takkāluciyaṁ jāva ya kāyavvaṁ kāumāradvaṁ > With a heart filled with joy, saying "So be it!", > just as I began to do what was suitable for that time, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.3) ētthantarammi nisuō maṅgalatūrassa gahiranigghōsō puṭṭhō ya maē bhāyā kattha imaṁ vajjaē tūraṁ? > meanwhile, the deep sound of auspicious musical instruments was heard, > and my brother was asked by me: "Where is this instrument being played?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.4) tō bhaṇaï bhāṇuvēgō sammaṁ jāṇē na kāraṇaṁ ēttha navaraṁ amiyagaïgihē bhāvijjaï ēsa tūraravō > Then Bhānuvega said: "I do not know the exact cause here; > only that this sound of instruments is perceived in the house of Amitagati." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.5) aha cintiyaṁ maē kiṁ āsannapiyāsamāgamassāvi abbhahiō santāvō phuraï ya vāmaṁ tahā nayaṇaṁ? > Then I thought: "Why, even when the meeting with my beloved is imminent, > is my burning increased and my left eye twitching thus? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.6) tā bhaviyavvaṁ kēṇavi ēttha naṇu kāraṇēṇa tāhē maē cūyalayā vāhariyā samāgayā aha imaṁ bhaṇiyā > Therefore there must surely be some reason here." Then by me > Cūtalatā was called; having arrived, she was then spoken to thus: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.7) kattha imō tūraravō kēṇava kajjēṇa sammamuvalabbha āgantūṇaṁ bhaddē! sigghaṁ ciya kahasu amhāṇaṁ > "Where is this sound of instruments, or on what account? Having ascertained it properly, > come, good lady, and tell us at once!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.8) gantūṇaṁ cūyalayā khaṇantarāō samāgayā dhaṇiyaṁ vicchāyavayaṇakamalā puṭṭhā ya maē imaṁ bhaṇaï > Having gone, Cūtalatā returned after a moment, highly agitated, > her lotus face bereft of luster; and questioned by me, she said this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.9) ēttō viṇiggayāē amiyagaïgihassa dāradēsammi bhūrijaṇasaṅkulammī maē na laddhō pavēsōvi > "Having gone out from here to the doorway of Amitagati's house, > crowded with many people, I did not find entrance even. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.10) tattō ya bandhudattō patthuyavatthummi pucchiyā bhaṇaï varaṇammi ēsa bhaddē! mahōcchavō kaṇagamālāē > And then Bandhudatta, being asked about the matter in question, said: > 'O good lady! This is a great festival for the choice of a groom for Kanakamālā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.11) sirigandhavāhaṇasuō gaṅgāvattammi khayaranayarammi nahavāhaṇotti summaï tassa viinnā kaṇayamālā > The son of illustrious Gandhavāhana, in the Vidyādhara city of Gaṅgāvarta, > is known as Nabhowāhana; to him Kanakamālā has been given.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.12) ēvaṁ viyāṇiūṇaṁ samāgayā ēttha tumha pāsammi kannakaḍuyampi tumhaṁ sāhijjaï mandābhāgāē > Having learned this, I have come here to your presence; > though bitter to the ear, it is told to you by unfortunate me." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.13) tīē vayaṇaṁ sōuṁ dhasatti gurumōggarēṇa pahaō haṁ mucchānimīliyacchō paḍiō bhūmiē gayacēṭhṭhō > Hearing her words, as if struck suddenly by a heavy mallet, > with eyes closed in a swoon, I fell to the ground deprived of motion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.14) ghaṇasārasāragōsīsamīsasalilēṇa tāhi saṁsittō sukumālatālaviṇṭayasīyalapavaṇēṇa gayamucchō > Then sprinkled with water mixed with camphor and gosīrṣa sandalwood, > and with the cool breeze of a delicate palm-leaf fan, I was freed from my swoon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.15) paricintiuṁ payattō pēcchaha duvvihiyavilāsiyaṁ vihiṇō piyasaṅgamaṇōrahabhaṁsaṇammi ujjuttacittassa > I began to reflect: “Behold the sport of ill-advised Fate, > whose mind is intent upon shattering my hope for union with my beloved! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.16) ahavā annaha paricintijjaï saharisakaṇḍujjaēṇa hiyaēṇa pariṇamaï annahacciya kajjārambhō vihivasēṇa > Or rather, one reflects in one way with an eager, agitated heart, > but through the power of Fate the outcome of one's undertaking turns out quite otherwise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.17) kattha imā kattha ahaṁ annōnnaṁ kattha garuyaaṇurāgō navaraṁ hayāsavihiṇā savvaṁ ciya annahā vihiyaṁ > Where is she, and where am I? Where is our great mutual love? > Yet by accursed Fate everything has been brought to naught. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.18) puvvampi hu jaï buddhī ērisayā āsi tujjha rē divva! tā kaha maha paḍhamaṁ ciya tīē saha daṁsaṇaṁ vihiyaṁ? > If earlier, O Destiny, such was your intention, > then why did you bring about my very first sight of her? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.19) kāūma daṁsaṇaṁ garūyarāyasahiyaṁ hayāsa! rē! divva! annattha taṁ mayacchiṁ jōḍēntō ki naṁ lajjihisi? > Having granted that sight attended by deep passion, O wretched Fate, > will you not feel ashamed in joining that deer-eyed maiden to another? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.20) aviya nayaṇāṇa paḍaü vajjaṁ ahavā vajjassa vaḍḍilaṁ kimpi amuṇiyajaṇēvi diṭṭhē aṇubandhaṁ jāṇi kuvvanti > Moreover, let a thunderbolt strike my eyes, or something worse than a thunderbolt, > since having seen an unknown person, they formed an attachment!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [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) ### [4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.22) ērisaduvissahēvi hu sañjāē hiyayaṁ garuyadukkhammi vajjaghaḍiyaṁva mannē jaṁ navi sayasikkaraṁ jāsi > “Even though such unbearable and severe sorrow has arisen, O heart, > I deem you fashioned of thunderbolt, since you do not shatter into a hundred pieces!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.23) ēmāibahuvigappaṁ cintēmāṇassa garuyasōgassa tavvirahadūmiyamāṇasassa taïyā mahaṁ kumara! > While I was pondering these and many such anxious doubts, Prince, > overwhelmed by great sorrow, my mind tortured by separation from her, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.24) puṇaravi sā sōmalayā samāgayā kiñci harisiyāva maṇē uvaviṭṭhā maṁ daṭṭhuṁ suṭṭhuṁ visāyāuraṁ taïyā > that Somalatā returned, her heart somewhat joyful; > seeing me utterly distraught with grief, she sat down. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.25) tā bhaṇaï kīsa sundara! dīsasi taṁ dummaṇōvva accatthaṁ suṇiuṁ varaṇayavattaṁ, tāva nisāmēsu maha vayaṇaṁ > Then she said: “Why, handsome one, do you look so deeply dejected > upon hearing the news of the choice of groom? Just listen to my words!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.26) bhaṇiyaṁ ca maē ajjavi kiṁ āsā kāvi atthi amhāṇa vajjarasi jēṇa ēvaṁ sōmalaē!, tāhi sā bhaṇaï > And I said: “Is there still any hope for us, > that you speak thus, O Somalatā?” Thereupon she said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.27) tuha virahē gayacēṭṭhaṁ daṭṭhūṇaṁ tāva kaṇagamālaṁ tu cūyalayā kallammi paṭṭhaviyā tumha pāsammi > “Seeing Kanakamālā motionless and senseless in separation from you, > Cūyalatā was sent to you at dawn. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.28) sāvi hu sahīhiṁ kahavi tuha saṅgamasūyagēhiṁ vayaṇēhiṁ āsāsiyāvi varaī tuha saṅgamapāvamāṇā u > She too, comforted somehow by her female friends with words portending union with you, > was yet languishing, yearning to achieve union with you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.29) khaṇamēttaṁ mucchijjaï uṭhṭhiyaï puṇōvi muyaï huṅkārē gāyaï hasaï ya vēvaïrōvaï ya khaṇēṇa uttasaï > One moment she faints; rising up again, she utters cries of pain; > she sings, she laughs, she trembles, she weeps, and in a moment she is terrified. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.30) gahagahiyā iva bālā asamañjasacēṭṭhiyāi kuṇamāṇā hasiyāvi sahijaṇēṇaṁ navi jāṇaï kiñci hayahiyayā > Acting like a girl seized by a planet, performing erratic gestures, > even when laughed at by her companions, she with her afflicted heart noticed nothing at all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.31) taṁ pēkkhiūṇa ya maē vicintiyaṁ jāva muyaï nō pāṇē guruaṇurāgā ēsā tāva uvāyaṁ vicintēmi > Seeing that, I thought: ‘Before this girl, deeply in love, > gives up her life, I shall devise an expedient.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.32) tattō tavvuttantō kahiō gantūṇa cittamālāē tajjaṇaṇīē u maē ēgantagayāē savvōvi > Then, having gone to Citramālā, her mother, > when she was alone, that entire matter was told by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.33) vinnāyasarūvatthā pāsē āgamma kaṇagamālāē vajjaraï cittamālā kīsa tumaṁ putti! uvviggā? > Having understood the true state of affairs, Citramālā approached Kanakamālā > and said: ‘Daughter, why are you distressed? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.34) acchasi ōsannamuhī bhaṇiyāvi hu kīsa dēsi nālāvaṁ? suhasajjhaṁ cēva imaṁ mā putti! visāyamuvvahasu > You sit with a downcast face; why do you not speak even when addressed? > This matter is easily accomplished, daughter; do not bear sorrow! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.35) amhāṇa cittabhāṇū āyattō taṁ ca putti! kannā si uciō ya cittavēgō rūvēṇaṁ kalāhiṁ jaṁ tujjha > Cittabhāṇu is devoted to us, and you, daughter, are a maiden; > and Cittavēga is suitable for you in beauty and arts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.36) tassa ya uvariṁ jāō aṇurāgō tujjha tēṇa savvampi amukūlamiṇaṁ jāyaṁ mā cintasu annahā vacchē! > Love has arisen in you toward him, and therefore everything > has turned out favorably. Do not think otherwise, child! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.37) kintu tuha putti! jaṇaō gaṅgāvattammi khayaranayarammi pāsammi gandhavāhaṇavijjāhararāiṇō hu gaō > However, daughter, your father has gone to the city of the sky-farers, Gaṅgāvarta, > into the presence of the Vidyādhara king Gandhavāhana. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.38) āgacchaü sō sigghaṁ kusalēṇaṁ tāhē tujjha vīvāhaṁ mahayā vicchaḍḍēṇaṁ kārissaï cittavēgēṇa > Let him return quickly in safety; then with great splendor > he will celebrate your marriage with Cittavēga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.39) ēsōvi cittamāsō vittappāutti labbhihī laggaṁ sigghaṁ ciya putti! tumaṁ mā kāhisi kiñci uvvēvaṁ > When this month of Caitra has passed, an auspicious time will be obtained > very soon, daughter; do not harbor any anxiety!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.40) ēvaṁ niyajaṇaṇīē bhaṇiyā sā vigayavirahasantāvā jāyā maṇayaṁ satthā samuṭṭhiyā tāhē sē jaṇaṇī > Addressed thus by her mother, relieved of the burning torment of separation, > she became somewhat at ease; then her mother arose. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.41) ētthantarammi sahasā samāgaō tāō khayaranayarāō amiyagaī sē jaṇaō kayaviṇaō pariyaṇēṇēsō > Meanwhile, her father, Amitagati, suddenly arrived from the city of the sky-farers, > received with deference by his attendants. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.42) ṇhāya vilittō bhuttō uvaviṭhṭhō uvarimāē bhūmīē ahayampi cittamālāsahiyā tatthēva sampattā > Bathed, anointed, and having eaten, he sat down on the upper terrace; > and I, accompanied by Citramālā, went to that very place. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.43) kusalapaütiṁ pucchiya niyadaïyaṁ tāhē cittamālāē niyadhūyāē paüttī savvāvi hu tassa akkhāyā > Having inquired about her dear husband’s well-being, Citramālā > then related to him the entire news concerning her daughter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.44) taṁ sōuṁ amiyagaī sāmamuhō takkhaṇēṇa sañjāō bhaṇaï ahō! aïgarūyaṁ samāgayaṁ amha vasaṇanti > Hearing that, Amitagati’s face turned pale in an instant; > he said: ‘Alas! A very great calamity has befallen us!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.45) tō bhaṇaï cittamālā piyayama! kiṁ kāraṇaṁ nu vasaṇassa? tattō ya amiyagaïṇā vajjariyaṁ piyayamē! suṇasu > Then Citramālā said: ‘Dearest, what is the cause of this calamity?’ > And thereupon Amitagati replied: ‘Dearest, listen! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.46) naravaïkajjēṇēttō gaṅgāvattammi tammi nayarammi sirigandhavāhaṇassa ō pāsammi gaō ahaṁ taïyā > On royal business, I then went from here to that city, Gaṅgāvarta, > into the presence of the illustrious Gandhavāhana. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.47) kayaviṇaō uvaviṭṭhō atthāṇagayassa rāiṇō pāsē sambhāsiēṇa ya taō nivēiyaṁ rāyakajjaṁ sē > Having shown due respect, I sat beside the king as he held assembly; > and being addressed by him, I reported the royal affair to him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.48) ētthantarammi sundari! paḍihāranivēiō aṇunnāō atthāṇammi paviṭṭhō ēgō vijjāharakumārō > Meanwhile, fair lady, announced by the doorkeeper and granted permission, > a young Vidyādhara prince entered the assembly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.49) vihiyapaṇāmō rannō pāraddhō ērisaṁ sa vajjariuṁ vijjāharāṇa rāyā vēyaḍ̣dhē āsi jō dēva! > Having bowed to the king, he began to speak as follows: > ‘O Lord, he who was the king of the Vidyādharas on Mount Vaitāḍhya, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.50) saṁsiddhasayalavijjō sasurāsuramaṇuyalōyavikkhāō suravāhaṇotti nāmaṁ vijjāharacakkavaṭṭitti > accomplished in all sciences, renowned among gods, asuras, and the world of men, > named Suravāhana, an emperor of Vidyādharas, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.51) avamāṇavajjiyaṁ jō vijjāhararāyalacchimaṇuhaviuṁ vikkhāyajasaṁ puttaṁ niyayapaē ṭhāviūṇa tumaṁ > who, having enjoyed the unblemished sovereignty of the Vidyādharas, > installed you, his son of renowned fame, upon his own throne, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.52) saṁsāravāsabhīō nāūṇa asārayaṁ vibhūīē rajjasiriṁ avaüjjhiya paḍaggalaggaṁ jarataṇaṁva > dreading existence in saṃsāra, recognizing the worthlessness of worldly wealth, > cast aside royal fortune like a strip of ragged cloth; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.53) siriusahanāhajiṇavaravajjariyaṁ savvaviraïrūvaṁ jō cāritaṁ paḍivannō cittaṅgayamuṇivarasamīvē > who undertook the complete-renunciation conduct proclaimed by the illustrious Jina Ṛṣabhanātha > in the presence of the eminent monk Cittaṅgaya; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.54) gahaṇā ' 'sēvaṇarūvaṁ sikkhaṁ abbhasiya gurūsamīvammi ahiyasuō paḍivajjiya ēgallavihārapaḍimaṁ sō > who, having studied the discipline of receiving and practicing \[the doctrine\] near the guru, > and learned in sacred knowledge, undertook the solitary ascetic posture; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.55) chaṭṭha 'ṭṭhamadasamaduvālasāināṇāvihē tavōkammē ujjuttō viharantō gāmāgaramaṇḍiyaṁ vasuhaṁ > intent on various austerities such as two-day, three-day, four-day, and five-day fasts, > wandering over the earth adorned with villages and mines— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.56) sampattō ētthēva ya vēyaḍ̣dhē cittakūḍasiharammi tumha piyā suravāhaṇavijjāharamuṇivarō ajja > that very father of yours, the Vidyādhara royal monk Suravāhana, > has today arrived here on the peak of Cittakūḍa on Mount Vaitāḍhya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.57) paḍimāpaḍivannassiha sukkajjhāṇēṇa khaviyamōhassa lōyālōyapayāsaṁ uppannaṁ kēvalaṁ tassa > As he stood there in ascetic resolve, having destroyed delusion through pure meditation, > omniscience illuminating both the cosmos and non-cosmos arose in him.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.58) tattō ya tassa vayaṇaṁ sōūṇaṁ gandhavāhaṇō rāyā harisavasaviyasiyacchō bhaṇaï tayaṁ sāyaraṁ ēvaṁ > Then, upon hearing his words, King Gandhavāhana, > his eyes blooming with intense joy, respectfully addressed him thus: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.59) bhō āgacchasu saṅgaya! āsannō, ajja tāyavattāē sahalīkayaṁ mha jīyaṁ kēvalaüppattigabmāē > ‘O friend, approach near! Today, through this news of my father, > bearing the tidings of the rise of omniscience, our life has been made fruitful!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.60) sasarīraparihiyaṁ sō savvaṁ ābharaṇavatthamāīyaṁ vilaïya tassa sarīrē tattō bhaṇḍāriyaṁ bhaṇaï > All the ornaments, garments, and other things adorning his own person > he placed upon that messenger’s body, and then said to the treasurer: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.61) addhattērasakōḍī pavarasuvannassa dēsu ēyassa pīīdāṇaṁ tattō tahatti sampāḍiyaṁ tēṇa > ‘Give twelve and a half crores of excellent gold to him > as a gift of joy!’ And that was accordingly carried out by him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.62) tayaṇantaraṁ ca rāyā vijjāharaniyaraparigaō caliō jaṇayassa cittakūḍē bhattīē vandaṇanimittaṁ > Immediately after that, the king, accompanied by a host of Vidyādharas, set out > to Cittakūḍa to pay homage with devotion to his father.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.63) vijjāviraïyavaravimāṇaārūḍhapariyaṇāṇugaō suhanēvatthavirāiyanāyarajaṇaparigaō sahasā > Followed by his retinue mounted on excellent celestial vehicles produced by magic, / surrounded at once by citizens resplendent in pleasant attire, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.64) tēṇa sahiō ahampi hu caliō muṇipāyavandaṇanimittaṁ aha savvē sampattā āsannē cittakūḍassa > accompanied by him, I too indeed set out to pay homage to the monk's feet. / Then everyone arrived in the vicinity of Citrakūṭa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.65) caüvihadēvanikāyaṁ nivayantaṁ daṭṭhuṁ cittakūḍammi savisēsaharisiyamaṇō viyasiyamuhapaṅkaō rāyā > Seeing the fourfold assembly of gods descending upon Citrakūṭa, / the king, his mind exceedingly delighted and his lotus-face blooming, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.66) sigghataraṁ gantūṇaṁ bahujaṇaparivāriō payattēṇa surakayakēvalimahimaṁ thuvvantaṁ divvanārīhiṁ > went swiftly forward, surrounded on all sides by many people. / The omniscient one's glory was being celebrated by gods, and he was being praised by divine maidens. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.67) daṭṭhūṇa muṇivaraṁ taṁ kāūṇa payāhiṇaṁ ca tikkhuttō bahumāṇavasasamuṭṭhiyarōmañcayañciyasarīrō > Beholding that eminent monk, circumambulating him thrice, / his body bristling with horripilation produced by immense reverence, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.68) bhūmitalaluliyamaüḍaṁ pañcaṅgaṁ kariya tāhē paṇivāyaṁ paharisagalantanayaṇō aha ēvaṁ thuṇiumāḍhattō > he made a prostration with five limbs, his diadem grazing the surface of the ground. / Then, with eyes overflowing with great joy, he began to praise him thus: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.69) jaya jaya jīvadayāvara! sukkajjhāṇēṇadaḍḍhakammavaṇa! vōcchinnabhavanibandhaṇa! jāijarāmaraṇadukkhahara! > "Victory, victory, O best in compassion for living beings! O you who have burnt the forest of karma through pure meditation! / O you who have cut off the bonds of existence! O remover of the sorrow of birth, old age, and death! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.70) uppannavimalakēvalaüvaladdhasamatthaṇēyasabbhāva! sāsayasivasuhasāhaṇa! pattaahakkhāyacāritta! > O you who have perceived the true nature of all knowables through arisen, spotless omniscience! / O achiever of the bliss of eternal liberation! O you who have attained yathākhyāta conduct! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.71) bhayavaṁ aṇāinihaṇē paribbhamantāṇa bhavasamuddammi dāuṁ hatthālambaṁ amha samuttāraṇaṁ kuṇasu 71|| > O Blessed One, give a supporting hand and bring across us / who wander in the beginningless and endless ocean of saṃsāra! (71) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.72) ēvaṁ thuṇiūṇa muṇiṁ muṇimuhakamalanihiyamaṇanayaṇō uvaviṭṭhō dharaṇīē nāsannē nāidūrammi > Having thus praised the monk, fixing his mind and eyes upon the monk's lotus-face, / he sat down on the ground, neither too near nor too far. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.73) ētthantarammi muṇiṇā paratthasampāyaṇēkkarasiēṇa gambhīrabhāraīē pāraddhā dēsaṇā ēvaṁ > Meanwhile, the monk, whose sole pleasure was in accomplishing the good of others, / began his sermon with a profound voice, as follows: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.74) aïdulahaṁ maṇuyattaṁ asāsaṁsārasāgaragayāṇaṁ kugaīṇa paürabhāvā sakammavasagāṇa jīvāṇaṁ > "Human birth is exceedingly difficult to attain for souls that have entered the ocean of impermanent saṃsāra, / who are in the power of their own karma, due to the prevalence of wretched states of existence. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.75) tampi hu jarābhibhūyaṁ āvāsō rōgasōgavāhīṇaṁ sārīramāṇasāṇēyadukkhasampāyakaliyanti > Even that is overcome by old age, an abode of sicknesses, griefs, and diseases, / afflicted by the onset of manifold physical and mental sufferings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.76) pavaṇāhayadhayavaḍacañcalāō lacchīō tahaya maṇuyāṇaṁ aṇavaṭṭhiyā ya nēhā suhisayamapiyāijaṇavisayā > Likewise, fortunes of mortals are flickering like banners struck by the wind, / and affections toward loved ones and other persons, though bringing a hundred pleasures, are unstable. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.77) visayasuhampi hu pariṇāmadārūṇaṁ nārayāiduhahēū ārambhapariggahasañciyassa pāvassa pariṇāmō > Sensory pleasure, too, has a cruel fruition, being the cause of suffering in hells and elsewhere; / it is the result of sin accumulated through violence and possessions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.78) aïbhīsaṇēṇa bandhēṇa garūyapīḍāvahō khu jīvāṇaṁ micchāviyappavasaō savvampi hu sōkkhamābhāi > Through exceedingly terrifying bondage, it certainly brings grievous affliction to living beings; / all pleasure whatsoever seems to exist solely through false conception. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.79) aṇavarayasampayaṭṭō maccū avaharaï jīvasaṅghāyaṁ ēvaṁ ca ṭhiē bhō bhō bhaddā! sammaṁ vicintēha > Constantly vigilant, death carries away the multitude of living beings. / Such being the case, O gentle ones, reflect rightly! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.80) kēvalibhaṇiyaṁ dhammaṁ mōttūṇaṁ natthi kiñci annanti saraṇaṁ bhavabhīyāṇaṁ bhaviyāṇaṁ bhavanibuḍḍāṇaṁ > Setting aside the Dharma taught by the omniscient one, there is no other / refuge for the capable souls who are frightened of worldly existence and submerged in saṃsāra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.81) tamhā kuṇaha payattaṁ dulahaṁ laddhūṇa māṇusaṁ jammaṁ jiṇaïndabhaṇiyadhammē sāsayasivasōkkhahēummi > Therefore, having attained human birth which is difficult to obtain, make an effort / in the Dharma spoken by the lord of Jinas, the cause of the bliss of eternal liberation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.82) sāvajjakajjavajjaṇarūvaṁ parigēṇhiūṇa pavvajjaṁ khaviūṇa kammasattuṁ sāsayasōkkhaṁ vayaha mōkkhaṁ > Taking up renunciation, which consists of abandoning blameworthy deeds, / and destroying the enemy that is karma, attain liberation, which is eternal bliss." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.83) iya kēvaliṇā bhaṇiē viṇivēsiya karayalañjaliṁ sīsē vajjaraï gandhavāhaṇarāyā u tahatti jaṁ bhaṇaha > When this was spoken by the omniscient one, placing his cupped hands upon his head, / King Gandhavāhana said: 'So be it, as you say. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.84) dāuṁ vijjāniyaraṁ rajjēṇa samaṁ tu niyayaputtassa nahavāṇassa tattō karōmi gihavāsacāyanti > Having given the multitude of sciences together with the kingdom to my own son, / to Nabhabhānu, I will then renounce household life.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.85) ētthantarammi sundari! patthāvaṁ jāṇiūṇa pucchāē vihiyapaṇāmēṇa maē puṭṭhō muṇikēvalī ēvaṁ > In the meantime, O beautiful one, knowing the opportune moment for asking, / having bowed, I asked the monk, the omniscient one, as follows: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.86) lōyālōyavilōyaṇakēvalanāṇēṇa nāyabhāvassa paccakkhaṁ hi bhayavaō ēyaṁ jamahaṁ tu pucchissaṁ > "To the Blessed One, whose true nature is known through omniscience that perceives the universe and non-universe, / that which I am about to ask is indeed directly perceptible. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.87) ēkkacciya maha dhūyā jāyā vinnāṇarūvasampunnā pāṇāṇavi vallahiyā nāmēṇaṁ kaṇagamālatti > I have an only daughter born to me, endowed with knowledge and beauty, / dearer even than life, by name Kanakamālā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.88) dhūyāē kō bhattā hōhī maṇavallahotti ēyāē cintāē maha hiyayaṁ bhayavaṁ! niccapi akkhaliyaṁ > 'Who will become my daughter's husband, pleasing to her mind?' / With this worry, O Blessed One, my heart is continually shaken. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.89) tā maṇanivvuihēuṁ sāhijjaü ēsa amha vuttantō pāṇiggahaṇaṁ tīē kō kira vijjāharō kāhī? > Therefore, for the sake of peace of mind, let this matter of ours be revealed: / which Vidyādhara, indeed, will take her hand in marriage?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.90](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.90) ēvaṁ ca pucchiēṇaṁ kēvaliṇā suyaṇu! ērisaṁ bhaṇiyaṁ mā bhadda! kuṇa visāyaṁ thōva ciya ēttha vatthummi > When asked thus, O lovely-limbed one, the omniscient one spoke in this manner: / "O gentle one, do not despair in the least over this matter! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.91) tuha dhūyāē bhattā sō hōhī jō imammi vēyaḍ̣dhē guṇakaliyaṁ pālissaï vijjāharacakkavaṭṭittaṁ > The husband of your daughter will be he who on this Vaitāḍhya / will exercise the virtuous sovereignty of an emperor of the Vidyādharas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.92) puvvabhavanēhabaddhā tuha dhūyā tassa pāṇavallahiyā hōhī sayalantēuralalāmabhūyā mahādēvī > Bound by love from a previous life, your daughter will be his life-beloved, / the chief queen who is the ornament of the entire inner harem." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.93) kēvalivayaṇaṁ sōuṁ sañjāō majjha garūyaāṇandō ētthantarammi rāyā samuṭṭhiō vandiūṇa muṇiṁ > Hearing the words of the omniscient one, immense joy arose in me. / In the meantime, having bowed to the monk, the king arose. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.94) tattō rannā sahiō samāgaō tammi cēva nayarammi aha rannā haṁ bhaṇiō bahumāṇajuyaṁ imaṁ vayaṇaṁ > Then, accompanied by the king, I returned to that very city. / Then I was addressed by the king with these words full of great respect: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.95) aïvallahāvi dhūyā dāyavvā tāva kassaï narassa jaṁ ēsā lōgaṭṭhiī tēṇamhē ērisaṁ bhaṇimō > "Even though a daughter is very dear, she must still be given to some man; / because this is the way of the world, therefore we say such a thing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.96) nahavāhaṇassa dijjaü sā kannā jēṇa vittavīvāhaṁ niyayapaē ṭhaviuṇaṁ sēvāmō tāyapayajuyalaṁ > Let that maiden be given to Nabhavāhana, so that having performed the marriage, / and establishing him in our own place, we may serve the pair of our father's feet." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.97) tattō maēvi bhaṇiyaṁ ētthatthē natthi kiñci vattavvaṁ dhūyā kittiyamēttaṁ pāṇāvi hu tumha āyattā > Then I too said: "There is nothing to be argued on this matter; / of what account is a daughter? Even our lives are dependent on you! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.98) sacciya dhūyā dhannā suṇhā jā hōi dēvapāyāṇaṁ kēvaligirāvi saccā jaṁ kijjaï ērisē vihiē > Fortunate is that daughter who becomes the daughter-in-law of your Majesty; / the omniscient one's words also prove true when this arrangement is carried out. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.99) tumha suyaṁ mōttūṇaṁ vēyaḍḍhagirimmi hōjja kō annō vijjāṇa cakkavaṭṭī jassa piyā hōjja maha dhūyā? > Except for your son, who else on Mount Vaitāḍhya could become / the emperor of Vidyādharas, whose beloved my daughter will be?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.100) ēvaṁ ca maē bhaṇiē viyasiyavayaṇēṇa rāiṇāṇattō sōmajasō jōisiō vivāhalaggaṁ nirūvēsu > When I said this, the king, with a cheerful face, commanded / the astrologer Somayaśas: "Determine an auspicious time for the marriage!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.101) tattō jōisiēṇaṁ sammaṁ ālōciūṇa āiṭṭhaṁ vaïsāhasuddhapañcamirattīē sōhaṇaṁ laggaṁ > Then, having carefully considered, the astrologer declared / an auspicious time on the night of the fifth day of the bright fortnight of Vaiśākha. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.102) tattō ya maē bhaṇiyaṁ āēsaṁ dēha jēṇa gantūṇa niyanayarēsañjuttiṁ vivāhakajjassa kārēmi > Then I said: "Grant me leave, so that having gone / to my own city, I may make preparations for the marriage ceremony." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.103) tēṇāṇunnāō haṁ sigghaṁ ciya āgaō ihaṁ suyaṇu! rāyāmaccēhiṁ samaṁ candajasā ' 'iccanāmēhiṁ > Permitted by him, O lovely-limbed one, I came here quickly, / together with the royal ministers named Candrayaśas and Āditya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.104) ēēvi kaṇagamālāvaraṇatthaṁ āgayā maē samayaṁ kallē pabhāyasamaē kila hōi varaṇayaṁ tīē > They too have arrived with me for the sake of Kanakamālā's betrothal; / tomorrow, at the time of dawn, her betrothal is to take place. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.105) ēvaṁ ca ṭhiē ēsā ēkkā dhūyā suṭṭhu piyā tāva kaṇagamālamha ēīē aṇurāō sañjāō cittavēgammi > Such being the case, she is our only daughter, extremely dear to us, Kanakamālā; / \[yet\] her love has arisen for Cittavega. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.106) tā jaï maṇō 'ṇukūlaṁ sampāḍissaṁ na ēkkadhūyāē ēīyavi, tā sundarī! kiñca maē jīviēṇanti? > So, if I do not fulfill what is agreeable to the mind of our only daughter, / to her, then, O beautiful one, what use is my life? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.107) uvayārēṇaṁ mahayā vimaggiyā rāiṇā suyanimittaṁ sirigandhavāhaṇēṇaṁ maēvi dinnā imā tassa > With great courtesy, she was sought by King Śrī-Gandhavāhana for his son, / and she was promised by me to him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.108) taṁ ca iyāṇiṁ annahakāuṁ cāijjaē na jaṁ suyaṇu! ēēṇa kāraṇēṇaṁ mē bhaṇiyaṁ āgayaṁ vasaṇaṁ > And now that cannot be undone, O lovely-limbed one! / For this reason, I said that calamity has arrived." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.109) ēvaṁ piyayamavayaṇaṁ sōūṇaṁ cittavēga! sañjāyā maha sāmiṇīvi vicchāyavayaṇiyā cittamālatti > O Cittavega, hearing these words of her beloved husband, / my mistress, Citramālā, also became pale-faced. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.110) tattō tīē bhaṇiyaṁ maha cittē phuraï ērisaṁ tāva paricayaï kaṇagamālā tavvirahē jīviyamavassaṁ > Then she said: "This at least flashes in my mind: / Kanakamālā will surely abandon her life in separation from him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.111) kahakahavi maē jaṁ sā tappāvaṇasuyagēhiṁ vayaṇēhiṁ puvviṁ sadhīraviyā ēyaṁ puṇa annahā jāyaṁ > Somehow with words reassuring her of obtaining him / she was previously comforted by me; but now this has turned out otherwise." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.112) bhaṇiyaṁ ca amiyagaïṇā ēvaṁ hi ṭhiē karēmi kiṁ suyaṇu! jaï tāva na dēmi imaṁ tō rāyā rūsaï avassaṁ > And Amitagati said: “Things being so, what am I to do, fair one? / If I do not give her, the king will certainly be enraged. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.113](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.113) kēvalivayaṇā rannō aïgaruō ēttha āyarō jāō tēṇa imāi adāṇē aïgaruyaṁ hōi maha khūṇaṁ > From the omniscient one's words, the king has come to hold exceedingly great regard in this matter; / because of that, if she is not given, my destruction will be very great. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.114) ruṭṭhēṇa tēṇa vēyaḍḍhanagavarē jaṁ na hōi āvāsō aïthōvaṁ ciya ēyaṁ, annampi virūvayaṁ hōi > If, in his wrath, I have no dwelling on excellent Mount Vaitāḍhya, / that would be a very small thing; other disaster would also come to pass. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.115) annaṁ ca giṇhissaï maḍḍāivi rāyā ēyaṁ na ēttha sandēhō tāva varaṁ sayamēva ya samappiyānēhaviddhīē > Moreover, having laid waste \[to us\], the king will seize her—there is no doubt of this; / so it is better that she be given over by \[our\] own self with an increase of affection. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.116) jaï puṇa dijjaï ēsā rāyasuyaṁ mōttu cittavēgassa tā tassāvi amhāṇavi pāṇāṇavi saṁsaō hōi > If, on the other hand, she is given to Cittavega instead of the prince, / then there will be danger even to her life and to our lives. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.117) tā sundari! na hu kajjaṁ annēhiṁ ēttha bahuvigappēhiṁ taha bhaṇasu kaṇagamālaṁ jaha ujjhaï tammi aṇurāyaṁ > Therefore, beautiful one, there is no need here for other multiple deliberations; / speak to Kanakamālā in such a way that she abandons her love for him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.118](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.118) kiñca uttamakulappasūō piyaṁvaō sayalajaṇamaṇāṇandō sūrō dhīrō cāī niyapiulacchīalaṅkariō > Moreover, he is born of a noble lineage, speaks kindly, brings joy to the hearts of all people, / is valiant, steadfast, generous, and adorned with his father’s fortune; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.119](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.119) rūvēṇa jōvvaṇēṇa ya kalāhiṁ vijjāhiṁ nimmalaguṇēhiṁ vikkhāō nahavāhaṇakumarō savvammi vēyaḍ̣dhē > by his beauty, youth, arts, sciences, and spotless virtues, / Prince Nabhavāhana is renowned throughout all Vaitāḍhya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.120](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.120) tattō sa ēva bhattā kamāgaō hōu kaṇagamālāē na hu kajjaṁ annēṇa avāyabahulēṇa purisēṇaṁ > Therefore let him alone, arrived in due course, become Kanakamālā’s husband; / there is no purpose with another man full of peril.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.121) ēvaṁ ca amiyagaïṇā bhaṇiyāē tāhi cittamālāē bhaṇiyā haṁ sōmalaē! kiṁ juttaṁ sampayaṁ kāuṁ? > And addressed thus by Amitagati, Cittamālā / said to me: “Somalā, what is fitting to do now?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.122) tattō ya maē bhaṇiyaṁ taṁ cēva ya ittha gahiyaparamatthā niyadhūyāē saruvassa ēttha kimahaṁ bhaṇāmitti? > And then I said: “You yourself understand the real truth in this matter; / regarding the true nature of your own daughter, what can I say here?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.123) tō bhaṇaï cittamālā tīē gantūṇa bhāvamulabhasu icchaï va navā annaṁ purisaṁ guṇadōsakahaṇēṇa? > Then Cittamālā said: “Go to her and ascertain her feeling: / by an explanation of virtues and faults, does she desire another man or not? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.124) nahavāhaṇaṁ pasaṁsiya abbhahiyaguṇaṁhiṁ, nindiūṇannaṁ taha kuṇasu jahā icchaï vīvāhaṁ ēyataṇaēṇa > Praising Nabhavāhana for his superior virtues, and reproaching the other, / act in such a way that she desires marriage with that prince.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.125) tattō ya maē bhaṇiyaṁ sāmiṇi! kiṁ taṁ na yāṇasi sabhāvaṁ niyadhūyāē jēṇaṁ āēsaṁ dēsi maha ēvaṁ > And then I said: “Mistress, do you not know her own nature, / that you give me such an order? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.126) mannissaï vīvāhaṁ jaṁ sā aṇṇassa, acchaü sudūraṁ sōuṁ paüttimēyaṁ mannē jīyaṁ pariccayaï > Let alone that she would consent to marriage with another—far from it!— / I think she will give up her life upon hearing this news.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.127) maha vayaṇaṁ sōūṇaṁ gurudukkhasamāhayā bhaṇaï tattō viyalantasakajjalanayaṇasalilasāmaliyagaṇḍayalā > Hearing my words, struck by heavy sorrow, her cheeks blackened / by falling tears mingled with collyrium, she then said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.128) jaṁ bhaṇasi tumaṁ bhaddē! majjhavi hiyayammi phuraï taṁ saccaṁ navaraṁ hayāsavihiṇō vasēṇa aïdukkaraṁ jāyaṁ > “What you say, gentle one, flashes in my heart as true; / but under the power of wretched fate, it has become exceedingly difficult.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.129](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.129) tattō aïgurusōgaṁ ruyamāṇiṁ picchiūṇa niyadaïyaṁ vajjariyamamiyagaïṇā sundari! kiṁ ēttha runnēṇaṁ? > Then Amitagati, seeing his beloved weeping in exceedingly deep grief, / said: “Beautiful one, what is the use of weeping here? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.130](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.130) kiṁ maha thōvaṁ dukkhaṁ navaraṁ na caēmi annahākāuṁ suirampi cintiūṇavi labhāmi nannaṁ uvāyanti > Is my grief small? But I am not able to do otherwise; / even having reflected for a very long time, I find no other expedient. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.131) tamhā mahilāgāhaṁ mōttūṇaṁ āyaïṁ nirūvēsu rāyasuyassa adāṇē dōsē ya guṇē vicintēsu > Therefore, letting go of a woman’s obstinacy, look to the future; / consider the faults in not giving her to the prince, and the virtues \[in giving her\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.132) anna caṁ, kaṇagamālā bahumāṇaparā hu jaṇaṇijaṇagāṇaṁ paḍikūlissaï vayaṇaṁ na amha guṇadōsakahaṇēṇa > Moreover, Kanakamālā is indeed devoted to deep respect for her mother and father; / through our explaining the merits and faults, she will not oppose our word. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.133) annañca, kannagāē bhattā kila hōi guruaṇunnāō tadaṇunnāē ya jaō sayaṁvarāīvi kīranti > Moreover, a maiden’s husband, they say, depends on the assent of her elders; / and because of their assent, even svayaṃvaras and the like are arranged. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.134) kicca nahavāhaṇarāyasuō jāva na diṭṭhīi gōyarē paḍaï tāvacciya aṇurāō imīē annammi purisammi > Furthermore, Prince Nabhavāhana has not fallen within the range of her sight; / only so long does her love remain on another man. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.135](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.135) nijjiyaaṇaṅgaruvē diṭhṭhē uṇa tammi hōhihī rāgō tā kiṁ sundarī! bahuṇā vigappasaṅkappajālēṇa > When he, whose beauty has conquered the Bodiless One, is seen, passion will indeed arise; / so, beautiful one, what is the use of an elaborate web of doubts and notions? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.136](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.136) gantūṇa kaṇagamālaṁ suniuṇavayaṇēhiṁ bhaṇasu taṁ suyaṇu! ēyammi vaïyarammi jaha amhaṁ hōi na hu vasaṇaṁ > Go to Kanakamālā, fair one, and speak to her with very clever words / in such a way that no disaster befalls us in this affair.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.137) ēvaṁ ca amiyagaïṇā bhaṇiyāē tāhi cittamālāē bhaṇiyā haṁ sōmalaē! piyayamavayaṇaṁ lahuṁ kuṇasu > And when Cittamālā was addressed thus by Amitagati, / she said to me: “Somalā, carry out my dearest's word quickly.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.138) tattō tahatti bhaṇiu samuṭṭhiyā jāva tāhi mē puṭṭhā candaṇanāmā cēḍī katthacchaï kaṇagamālatti? > Then saying 'So be it,' as soon as I had risen, I asked / the maid named Candanā: “Where is Kanakamālā staying?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.139) tīē bhaṇiyaṁ ēsā uvarimabhūmīō uttirēūṇa gihaüjjāṇābhimuhā gacchaï vicchāyamuhakamalā > She said: “Having descended from the upper storey, / she is going toward the house garden, her lotus-face faded.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.140) taṁ sōūṇa vigappō uppannō maha maṇammi ērisaō nūṇaṁ alakkhiyāē piuvayaṇaṁ tīē nisuyanti > Hearing that, such a doubt arose in my mind: / “Surely, unseen, she heard her father’s words; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.141) tēṇēva imā mannē jāyā vicchāvayaṇiyā bālā tā jāva ēttha gantuṁ virūvamāyaraï navi kiñci > for that very reason, I think, this maiden has become downcast in face; / so before she goes there and does any harm to herself, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.142) tā sigdhaṁ ciya gantu nivāraṇē tīē ujjamāmitti ēvaṁ vicintayantī aṇumaggēṇēva caliyā haṁ > let me go quickly and make an effort to prevent her.” / Thinking thus, I set out, following her footsteps. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.143) pattā ya gharujjāṇē iō taō taggēvasaṇanimittaṁ jā pariyaḍāmi ahayaṁ ghaṇataruyarasaṅkaḍillammi > And having reached the house garden, as I wandered here and there / to search for her in that dense thicket crowded with great trees, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.144) ghaṇapattalakayalīharamaṇōharē tattha ēgadēsammi pattalatamālatarutalahēṭṭhaniviṭṭhā maē diṭṭhā > in one spot there, charming with an arbor of dense-leaved plantains, / I saw her seated beneath a leafy tamāla tree, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.145) kiṅkimpi cintayantī galantathūlaṁsusittagaṇḍayalā aṇahuntamaṇasamīhiyagurudukkhā kaṇagamālatti > thinking of something or other, her cheeks bathed in thick falling tears, / Kanakamālā, full of heavy sorrow because her heart's desire was not attained. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.146) tattō vicintiyaṁ mē kiṁ mannē niyagihaṁ pamōttūṇa ēgāgiṇī hu ēsā samāgayā ēttha ujjāṇē? > Then I thought: “Why, indeed, having left her own house, / has she come alone here to the garden? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.147) tā ēīi adiṭṭhā pacchannaṭhiyā niēmi jaṁ kuṇati vinnāyasaruvatthā ēsā niyajaṇayavayaṇassa > Therefore, unseen by her, staying hidden, I shall observe what she does; / she has understood the true meaning of her father’s words.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.148) ēvaṁ vicintiūṇaṁ tuṇhikkā kayalithambhaantariyā khaṇamēgaṁ jā ciṭṭhāmi tattha tā suṇasu jaṁ jāyaṁ > Having reflected thus, remaining silent, screened behind a plantain trunk, / as I stood there for a moment, hear what happened: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.149) dīhaṁ nīsasiūṇaṁ ēvaṁ bhaṇiyaṁ tu kaṇagamālāē ajjavi kimittha bahuṇā vigappasaṅkappajālēṇa? > sighing deeply, Kanakamālā spoke thus: / “Even now, what is the use here of this elaborate web of doubts and notions? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.150) suciraṁ vicintiūṇavi tēṇa jaṇēṇaṁ na saṅgamō tāva punnarahiyāē majjhaṁ hayavihiṇō vilasiyavasēṇa > Even after thinking for a very long time, for me, bereft of merit, / through the working of wretched fate, there is no union with that person. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.151) acchaü saṅgamasōkkhaṁ daṁsaṇaāsāvi dullahā jāyā jāē tassa viōgē phuṭṭantaṁ dhāriyaṁ hiyayaṁ > Let alone the bliss of union—even the hope of seeing him has become difficult to obtain; / \[yet\] the heart that was bursting in separation from him has held on. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.152) tā kā ajjavi āsā jēṇa tumaṁ hiyaya! phuṭṭasi na jhatti khaṇamittadiṭṭhavallahaviōyavajjēṇa daliyampi? > Then what hope is there even today, O heart, that you do not burst immediately, / though shattered by the thunderbolt of separation from the beloved seen for only a moment? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.153) na ya piuvayaṇaṁ sōuṁ icchiyajaṇavirahakārayaṁ hiyaṁ vajjaghaḍiyaṁva mannē jaṁ navi sayasikkaraṁ jāsi > Hearing my father’s words which cause separation from the desired person, / I think you must be made of thunderbolt, O heart, since you do not shatter into a hundred pieces! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.154](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.154) ammāē tāyassavi vallahiyā haṁ ti iya maraṭṭō jō hiyayammi āsi majjhaṁ sōvi hu iṇhiṁ palīṇotti > The pride that was in my heart, thinking, ‘I am beloved of both mother and father,’ / that too has vanished now. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.155) suhasajjhaṁ ciya ēyaṁ kajjaṁ mā putti! kuṇa visāyanti ēvaṁvihavayaṇēhiṁ payāriyā jēṇa ambāē > ‘This matter is easily accomplished, daughter; do not despair’— / with such words I was indeed reassured by mother. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.156) jassuvari tujjha icchā dāyavvā tassa taṁ maē putti! iyaniyavayaṇaṁ tāēṇa sampayaṁ annahā vihiyaṁ > ‘To whomever your wish is directed, to him you must be given by me, daughter’— / this personal promise my father has now made otherwise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.157) vinnāyamahasarūvō ō annahā jaï karēi tāōvi maha vañchiyasampattīē sambhavō tā kahaṁ hōu? > If even father, having understood my true state, acts otherwise, / how then can there be any possibility of obtaining what I desire? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.158) ēvaṁ viyāṇiūṇavi hiyaya! tumaṁ kīsa muñcasi na āsaṁ tajjaṇasaṅgamavisayaṁ jēṇajjavi jīviyaṁ dharasi? > Even knowing this, O heart, why do you not abandon the hope / concerning union with that person, because of which you still hold on to life? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.159) ahavā na kōvi dōsō pahuparavasaciṭṭhiyassa tāyassa summaï jaṇammi payaḍaṁ kaṭṭhō khalu bhiccabhāvotti > Or rather, there is no fault in my father, whose actions depend upon his master; / it is well known among people that the state of servitude is truly wretched.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.160) jaïvi hu vijiyāṇaṅgō ruvēṇaṁ jaïvi sampayākaliō jaïvi hu uttamavaṁsō sakkhā sakkandaṇō jaïvi > ‘Even if he surpasses the Bodiless One in beauty, even if he is endowed with fortune, / even if he is of the highest lineage, even if he were Indra himself in visible form, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.161](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.161) tahavi na bhāvaï annō purisō taṁ hiyayavallahaṁ mōttuṁ jaï ēsa nicchaō hiyaya! tujjha tā kiṁ vilambēṇa? > still no other man pleases me, apart from that beloved of my heart. / If this is your resolve, O heart, then why delay? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.162) ēsō sō patthāvō aïdulahō pāviotti kaliūṇaṁ ujjama vicintiyatthē hōu avigdhēṇa sampattī > Knowing that such an occasion has been obtained, which is very hard to gain, / strive for what you have desired; may success come without obstacle! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.163) ēvaṁ hi kaē tāyasya dēi dōsaṁ na kimpi rāyāvi dūsahaviōyadukkhassa hōi ēvaṁ ca vōcchēō > Indeed, once this is done, even the king will cast no blame on my father, / and thus will end the sorrow of unbearable separation.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.164) ēmāibahuvigappā bhaṇiūṇaṁ cittavēga! sā bālā kayamaraṇajjhavasāyā ārụdhā aha tamālammi > Having spoken many such deliberations, O Cittavega, that maiden, / determined on death, then climbed onto a tamāla tree. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.165) daṭṭhūṇa sāhasantīē navari dēhaṁ pakampiyaṁ majjhaṁ na vahaï vāyā kahavi hu thakkāō savvasandhīō > As soon as I saw her daring act, my body trembled; / my voice could scarcely come forth, and all my joints went numb. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.166) tattō ya kaṇagamālā āruhiūṇaṁ tamālasāhāē bandhiya niuttarīyaṁ bandhaï niyakandharābhōē > And then Kaṇagamālā, having climbed onto a branch of the tamāla tree / and fastened her upper garment, tied it around her neck. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.167) aha pabhaṇiuṁ payattā ammē! jaṁ kiñci bālabhāvāō pabhiiṁ kilēsiyā taṁ taṁ khamiyavvaṁ mahaṁ saṁvvaṁ > Then she began to speak: ‘Mother, whatever trouble I have caused you / from childhood onward, please forgive it all! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.168) tāya! tumampi hu maha khamasu sampayaṁ paṇayaparavasāi maē puvviṁ kilēsiō jaṁ paralōyaṁ patthiyā ahayaṁ > Father, you too forgive me now, since, overwhelmed by love, / I previously caused you sorrow, as I am now departing for the other world! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.169) jaṇaṇīsamahiyanēhē! sōmalaē! khama kilēsiyā jaṁ si susiṇiddhasahīsandōha! khamasu jaṁ kiñci avaraddhaṁ > O Sōmalayā, possessed of love greater than a mother’s, forgive that you have been grieved! / O throng of most affectionate companions, forgive whatever offense I have committed! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.170) khaṇamittadiṭṭha! vallaha! hiyayabbhantarapaviṭṭha! nisuṇēsu patthēmi kiñci sāmiya! pāṇaccāyaṁ karēmāṇī > O beloved, seen but for an instant, entered into the core of my heart, listen! / Giving up my life, O master, I make this one request: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.171) tuha saṅgamarahiyāē ēsō jammō hu tāva vōlīṇō annabhavē puṇa sāmiya! taṁ ciya maha vallahō hujjā > Deprived of union with you, this birth of mine has passed away; / but in another life, O master, may you alone be my beloved! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.172) annaṁ bhaṇāmi sāmiya! jaïvi hu aïniṭṭhuraṁ imaṁ vayaṇaṁ tahavi hu tuha āvayāvāraṇatthamēsō mha nibbandhō > I say another thing, O master: even though this utterance is very harsh, / nevertheless this demand of mine is meant to avert misfortune for you: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.173) nīsara maha hiyayāō ruddhē kaṇṭhammi pāsaēṇahavā sakkēsi na nīsariu sāmiya! maha pāṇavallahaya! > Depart from my heart, or else, when my throat is blocked by the noose, / you will not be able to escape, O master, beloved of my life! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.174) mannē ca kiñci laddhaṁ hayavihiṇā maraṇakāraṇaṁ annaṁ maha tēṇa kāraṇēṇaṁ tumaē saha daṁsaṇaṁ vihiyaṁ > And I think wretched destiny found some other cause for my death, / and for that reason brought about my seeing you.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.175](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.175) vaṇadēvayāō! nisuṇaha tumha pasāyāō annajammēvi sō khaṇadiṭṭhō lōgō daïō maha hōjja, nannotti > ‘O forest deities, listen! By your grace, even in another birth, / may that person seen for a moment become my beloved, and no one else!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.176) ēvaṁ bhaṇiuṁ tīē mukkō appā ahōmuhō jhatti ētthantarammi gayaṇē samuṭṭhiyā ērisā vāyā > Having said this, she quickly dropped herself head downward. / In the meantime, such a voice arose in the sky: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.177) mā mā sāhasamēyaṁ āyara bhaddē! samucchugā hōuṁ sō cēva tujjha bhattā hōhī naṇu cittavēgotti > ‘Do not, do not commit this rash act, noble lady! Take courage! / He indeed shall be your husband—is he not Cittavega? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.178) tatthēva laggadivasē pāṇiggahaṇaṁ bhavissaī tēṇaṁ aha sundari! ētthatthē mā kiñcivi kuṇa visāyanti > The taking of hands with him will take place on this very auspicious day. / Therefore, O fair one, do not feel any dejection on this matter!’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.179](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.179) vayaṇāṇantaramēva hi tuṭṭō sē pāsaō, taō ahayaṁ tavvayaṇagaliyasajjhasasatthasarīrā gayā pāsē > Immediately upon these words, her noose snapped. Then I, / my body restored to health as fear melted away at those words, approached her side. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.180](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.180) tattō salajjavayaṇā bhaṇiyā ya maē na putti! tuha juttaṁ ērisamāyariuṁ jaṇaṇijaṇagamāīṇaduhajaṇayaṁ > Then, as she had an embarrassed face, I said to her: ‘Daughter, it is not proper for you / to act like this, causing grief to mother, father, and the rest.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.181) tattō ya tīi bhaṇiyaṁ ambē! amhārisāṇa kiṁ anna ēvaṁ hi gaē kāuṁ juttaṁ maraṇaṁ pamōttūṇaṁ? > And then she said: ‘Mother, for people like us, when things have come to such a pass, / what else is proper to do except die? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.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.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.183) tattō ya maē tīsē kahiō savvōvi puvvavuttantō bhaṇiyā ya putti! sampaï kiṁ tuha paḍihāsaē kāuṁ? > And then I related to her the entire previous account / and said: ‘Daughter, what now seems fitting for you to do?’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.184) aha tīē vajjariyaṁ lajjaṁ mōttuṁ bhaṇāmi ēyaṁ tu navi majjha karē laggaï annō purisō ihaṁ jammē > Then she said: ‘Putting aside modesty, I say this: / no other man will take hold of my hand in this birth.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.185) hasiūṇa maē bhaṇiyaṁ dēvayavayaṇāu siddhamēyanti kintu kaha tujjha jaṇaō chuṭṭissaï gandhavāhaṇaō? > Smiling, I said: ‘This is established from the deity’s words; / but how will your father Gandhavāhaṇa be released?’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.186) ētthantarammi puṇaravi gayaṇē vāyā samuṭṭhiyā ēsā mā! kuṇaha bahuvigappē maha vayaṇaṁ tāva nisuṇēha > In the meantime, once again this voice arose in the sky: / ‘Do not make many doubts! Listen first to my words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.187) gantūṇaṁ sōmalayā sāhaü jaṇayassa ērisaṁ vayaṇaṁ bhaṇiyā bahuppagāraṁ bhaṇaï taō kaṇagamālēvaṁ > Let Sōmalayā go and speak such words to her father: / "Addressed in many ways, Kaṇagamālā says this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.188) jaṁ cēva kuṇaï tāō taṁ cēva majjha bahumayaṁ savvaṁ jaï hōi sundaraṁ iha tāyassavi kīraï tayanti > Whatever my father does is entirely respected by me. / If it brings good here, let that which pertains to my father be done." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.189) tattō avigappaṁ sē varaṇāiṁ paḍicchiyavvanti ēvaṁ hi kaē kamasō hōhī iṭṭhatthasampattī > Then, without hesitation, the wooing ceremonies should be accepted for her; / for when this is done, the attainment of the desired aim will come about in due course.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.190](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.190) iya dēvayāē vayaṇaṁ sōūṇaṁ cittavēga! amhāṇaṁ sañjātō gurutōsō tatō ya maē imaṁ bhaṇiyaṁ > Having heard these words of the deity, O Cittavega, / great satisfaction arose in us; then I said this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.191](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.191) maṇavañchiyavatthummī mā kīraü putti! kāvi āsaṅkā kavaḍēṇavi tēṇa tumaṁ mannasu niyajaṇayavayaṇanti > ‘Let no suspicion be harbored, daughter, regarding your heart’s desired object; / even by deceit, you must agree to your father’s word. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.192](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.192) ēvaṁ ca dēvayāē vayaṇaṁ annassa nēva kahiyavvaṁ mā vinnāyasarūvō virūvamāyaraï sō rāya > And these words of the deity must not be told to anyone else, / lest that king, having learned the true state of affairs, should act improperly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.193](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.193) ēyammi kaē payaḍē lōyapavāyāu nāyaparamatthō rāyā 'vassaṁ tuha vallahassa āyaraï asuhanti > If this becomes public and the true matter is known through popular rumor, / the king will surely bring harm upon your beloved.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.194](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.194) tō bhaṇaï kaṇagamālā ēvaṁ ēyanti natthi sandēhō tā ambē! patthuyatthē ujjama kiṁ ēttha bahuēṇa? > Then Kaṇagamālā said: ‘So it is, there is no doubt. / Therefore, mother, exert yourself in the matter at hand; what is the use of much talk here?’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.195) tattō ya maē gantuṁ siṭṭhaṁ ēyaṁ tu cittamālāē bhaṇiyā bahuppagāraṁ tuha dhūyā bhaṇaï ēvaṁ tu > And then I went and related this to Cittamālā: / ‘Spoken to in many ways, your daughter says this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.196) jaṁ kiñci bhaṇaï tāō jaṁ ciya iha bahumayaṁ tu ambāē jaṁ cēva ya saguṇataraṁ maēvi taṁ cēva kāyavvaṁ > "Whatever my father says, whatever is highly regarded here by my mother, / and whatever is more virtuous, that alone should be done by me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.197) jaha abbhudaō tāyassa hōi, jaha hōi nāvayā kayāvi taha cēva ya kāyavvaṁ maēvi, kiṁ ēttha annēṇa? > As prosperity comes to my father, and as no calamity ever befalls him, / just so should I also act; what other thing matters here?"’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.198](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.198) tattō ya cittamālā tavvayaṇaṁ kahaï niyayadaïyassa taṁ sōuṁ amiyagaī harisiyavayaṇō imaṁ bhaṇaï > And then Cittamālā related her words to her beloved; / hearing that, Amiyagaī, with a joyful face, said this: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.199](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.199) sundaramaṇuṭṭhiyaṁ handi! majjha dhūyāē jaṇayabhattāē dakkhinnavayaṇavinnāmapagarisō daṁsiō ēvaṁ > ‘Splendidly done, indeed, by my daughter who is devoted to her father! / Thus has she shown the height of courtesy, speech, and discernment.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [4.200](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.200) tattō pabhāyasamaē rāyāmaccēhiṁ varaṇayaṁ tīsē mahayā vicchaḍḍēṇaṁ vihiyaṁ kayajaṇayaāṇandaṁ > Then at daybreak, the selection ceremony for her was performed / with great pomp by the king’s ministers, causing joy to her father. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) _First 200 of 251 passages. 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