महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-299, verse-28

क्रोशमात्रमतिक्रम्य तस्माद्देशान्निमित्ततः ।
श्वोभूते मनुजव्याघ्राश्छन्नवासार्थमुद्यताः ॥२८॥

28. krośamātramatikramya tasmāddeśānnimittataḥ ,
śvobhūte manujavyāghrāśchannavāsārthamudyatāḥ.

28. krośamātram atikramya tasmāt deśāt nimittataḥ
śvobhūte manujavyāghrāḥ channavāsārtham udyatāḥ

28. On the next day, having traveled just one krosa from that spot for a particular reason, those tigers among men were prepared for their period of living in concealment.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रोशमात्रम् (krośamātram) - merely a krosa (a unit of distance, approx. 2 miles)

• अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having traversed, having passed over

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, thence

• देशात् (deśāt) - from the place, from the country

• निमित्ततः (nimittataḥ) - for some reason, on account of a cause, on some pretext

• श्वोभूते (śvobhūte) - on the next day, on the morrow

• मनुजव्याघ्राः (manujavyāghrāḥ) - tigers among men, foremost among men

• छन्नवासार्थम् (channavāsārtham) - for the purpose of a concealed dwelling, for living in hiding

• उद्यताः (udyatāḥ) - ready, prepared, engaged

Words meanings and morphology

क्रोशमात्रम् (krośamātram) - merely a krosa (a unit of distance, approx. 2 miles)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of krośamātra

krośamātra - a krosa only, merely a krosa

Compound of 'krośa' (a measure of distance) and 'mātra' (only, merely)

Compound type : tatpurusha (krośa+mātra)

• krośa – a measure of distance (approx. 2 miles or 3.2 km)
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – only, merely, no more than
  adjective

Note: Refers to the distance traversed.

अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having traversed, having passed over

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) from root 'kram' with prefix 'ati'

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, thence

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Note: Agrees with 'deśāt'.

देशात् (deśāt) - from the place, from the country

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, spot, country, region

निमित्ततः (nimittataḥ) - for some reason, on account of a cause, on some pretext

(indeclinable)

From 'nimitta' (cause, occasion) with suffix '-tas'

श्वोभूते (śvobhūte) - on the next day, on the morrow

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'śvas' (tomorrow) and 'bhūta' (become). Often used adverbially.

Compound type : tatpurusha (śvas+bhūta)

• śvas – tomorrow
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, happened
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle from root 'bhū' (to be, to become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Often treated as an adverbial compound in locative case, meaning 'on the morrow'.

मनुजव्याघ्राः (manujavyāghrāḥ) - tigers among men, foremost among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manujavyāghra

manujavyāghra - tiger among men, foremost of men (an epithet of heroes)

Compound of 'manuja' (man) and 'vyāghra' (tiger)

Compound type : tatpurusha (manuja+vyāghra)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  From 'manu' (man) + 'ja' (born)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the Pandavas.

छन्नवासार्थम् (channavāsārtham) - for the purpose of a concealed dwelling, for living in hiding

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of channavāsārtha

channavāsārtha - for the purpose of concealed living

Compound of 'channa' (covered, concealed), 'vāsa' (dwelling), and 'artha' (purpose)

Compound type : tatpurusha (channa+vāsa+artha)

• channa – covered, concealed, hidden
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle from root 'chad' (to cover)
  Root: chad (class 1)
• vāsa – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root 'vas' (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• artha – purpose, object, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Often takes an accusative or dative sense 'for the purpose of'.

उद्यताः (udyatāḥ) - ready, prepared, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of udyata

udyata - prepared, ready, undertaken, commenced

past passive participle

Past passive participle from root 'yam' with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manujavyāghrāḥ'.