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# The Story of Surasundarī 4.21

English (machine translation) 4.21

- **Language:** English

### [4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya~en-mt.4.21)

\[Saying to myself:\] “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!”

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Surasuṃdarīcariya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.jaina.post.katha.surasundaricariya.4.21) — Dhaneśvara, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit

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