Shloka 69.44Unverified draft

घोरं देशमिमं प्राप्तौ मम भक्षावुपस्थितौ । वदतं कार्यमिह वां किमर्थं चागतौ युवाम् ।।3.69.44।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
ghoraṃ deśamimaṃ prāptau mama bhakṣāvupasthitauघोरं देशमिमं प्राप्तौ मम भक्षावुपस्थितौcome to this dreadful place, presented to me as foodaccusative adjective + accusative + accusative pronoun + past participle dual + genitive pronoun + nominative dual + past participle dual
vadataṃ kāryamiha vāṃ kimarthaṃ cāgatau yuvāmवदतं कार्यमिह वां किमर्थं चागतौ युवाम्tell me your business here, and why you two have comeimperative dual + accusative + adverb + genitive dual pronoun + interrogative adverb + particle + past participle dual + nominative dual pronoun

Reference: 3.69.44 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa