योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-77, verse-4

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
द्वापरे भवतां पूर्वमिदानीं च भविष्यतः ।
तेनैव संनिवेशेन दंपती स्निग्धतां गतौ ॥ ४ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
dvāpare bhavatāṃ pūrvamidānīṃ ca bhaviṣyataḥ ,
tenaiva saṃniveśena daṃpatī snigdhatāṃ gatau 4

4. dvāpare bhavatām pūrvam idānīm ca bhaviṣyataḥ
tena eva saṃniveśena dampatī snigdhatām gatau

4. dvāpare pūrvam ca idānīm bhavatām bhaviṣyataḥ
tena eva saṃniveśena dampatī snigdhatām gatau

4. Shri Vasistha said: Both in the past, during the Dvāpara age, and in your present, and even for those who will exist in the future, the couple attained a loving relationship through that very same arrangement.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वापरे (dvāpare) - in the Dvāpara age

• भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural, honorific); of your excellencies

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly; before

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at present

• च (ca) - and; also; moreover

• भविष्यतः (bhaviṣyataḥ) - of those who will be, of the future ones

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

• संनिवेशेन (saṁniveśena) - by the arrangement, by the disposition, by the placing

• दम्पती (dampatī) - the couple, husband and wife

• स्निग्धताम् (snigdhatām) - affection, tenderness, attachment

• गतौ (gatau) - attained, reached, went

Words meanings and morphology

द्वापरे (dvāpare) - in the Dvāpara age

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dvāpara

dvāpara - name of the third of the four Yugas; a particular period of time

भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you (plural, honorific); of your excellencies

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, your excellence (honorific form of 'you')

Note: Refers to the listener (Rama) and possibly his lineage/representatives.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, formerly; before

(indeclinable)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at present

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and; also; moreover

(indeclinable)

भविष्यतः (bhaviṣyataḥ) - of those who will be, of the future ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhaviṣyat

bhaviṣyat - being about to be, future, what will be

Future Active Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be) with future affix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied plural noun or general sense.

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to `saṃniveśena`.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

(indeclinable)

संनिवेशेन (saṁniveśena) - by the arrangement, by the disposition, by the placing

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃniveśa

saṁniveśa - arrangement, disposition, construction, placing

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

दम्पती (dampatī) - the couple, husband and wife

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dampati

dampati - householder, master of the house, couple, husband and wife

Note: Refers to the husband and wife.

स्निग्धताम् (snigdhatām) - affection, tenderness, attachment

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of snigdhatā

snigdhatā - affection, tenderness, friendliness, attachment, softness

Derived from `snigdha` (affectionate) with suffix `tā`.

Note: Object of `gatau`.

गतौ (gatau) - attained, reached, went

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gata

gata - gone, reached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go, attain).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used as the main verb of the sentence.