Chapter 69 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 69

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 69.8

ततः पूर्वेण तो गत्वा त्रिकोशं भ्रातरौ तदा। क्रौञ्चारण्यमतिकम्य मतङ्गाश्रममन्तरे॥

tataḥ pūrveṇa to gatvā trikośaṃ bhrātarau tadā| krauñcāraṇyamatikamya mataṅgāśramamantare||

English Meaning

Proceeding three Kośas towards the East and passing by the forest of Krauñca the two brothers descried on their way the asylum of Matanga.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)