Meghaduta 17
Critical edition (S. K. De) 17
- Language
- Sanskrit
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tvām āsārapraśamitavanopaplavaṃ sādhu mūrdhnā vakṣyaty adhvaśramaparigataṃ sānumān āmrakūṭaḥ
na kṣudro 'pi prathamasukṛtāpekṣayā saṃśrayāya prāpte mitre bhavati vimukhaḥ kiṃ punar yas tathoccaiḥ //
O thou, who by hard showers extinguishest the calamity of the woods, the mountain Amrakūta will bear thee travel-tired, worthily on its top. Even the vile turn not away the face from a friend if he should take refuge by them, having in view former benefits, how much less one so noble? (as Amrakūta.)
Translations (1)
- The Megha Dūta, or Cloud Messenger — Henry Aimé Ouvry 1868, English
Other recensions (2)
- Kashmirian text as read by Vallabhadeva — Sanskrit
- sPrin gyi pho nya (Tibetan translation) — Classical Tibetan
Linked texts (4)
- Meghadūta (Vikrama) — Vikrama, Sanskrit
- Kāvyasaṅgraha — Sanskrit
- Tarkakaumudī — Laugākṣi Bhāskara 1600, Sanskrit
- Śīladūtakāvya — Cāritrasundara, Sanskrit