Shloka 69.8Unverified draft

ततः पूर्वेण तौ गत्वा त्रिक्रोशं भ्रातरौ तदा । क्रौञ्चारण्यमतिक्रम्य मतङ्गाश्रममन्तरे ।।3.69.8।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
tataḥ pūrveṇa tau gatvā trikrośaṃ bhrātarau tadāततः पूर्वेण तौ गत्वा त्रिक्रोशं भ्रातरौ तदाthen the two brothers, going three krośas eastwardadverb + instrumental adverb + nominative dual pronoun + gerund + accusative of distance + nominative dual subject + adverb
krauñcāraṇyamatikramya mataṅgāśramamantareक्रौञ्चारण्यमतिक्रम्य मतङ्गाश्रममन्तरेhaving passed beyond the Krauñca forest, in the region near Mataṅga's hermitageaccusative compound + gerund + accusative compound + adverb

Reference: 3.69.8 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa