योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-18

तयोस्तदाऽवहत्कालो दंपत्योः स्थितयोस्तथा ।
अदृष्टान्योन्यमुखयो राज्यकाननपालयोः ॥ १८ ॥

tayostadā'vahatkālo daṃpatyoḥ sthitayostathā ,
adṛṣṭānyonyamukhayo rājyakānanapālayoḥ 18

18. tayoḥ tadā avahat kālaḥ dampatyoḥ sthitayoḥ
tathā adṛṣṭānyonyamukhayoḥ rājyakānanapālayoḥ

18. tadā tathā sthitayoḥ adṛṣṭānyonyamukhayoḥ
rājyakānanapālayoḥ tayoḥ dampatyoḥ kālaḥ avahat

18. Time then passed for that couple (dampatyoḥ), who were living thus, not seeing each other's faces, one as the guardian of the kingdom and the other as the guardian of the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, for those two

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अवहत् (avahat) - time passed (it carried, it passed, it flowed)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, season, period

• दम्पत्योः (dampatyoḥ) - of the couple, of the husband and wife

• स्थितयोः (sthitayoḥ) - of those two who were situated, of those two who remained

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

• अदृष्टान्योन्यमुखयोः (adṛṣṭānyonyamukhayoḥ) - of those whose faces were not seen by each other

• राज्यकाननपालयोः (rājyakānanapālayoḥ) - of the guardians of the kingdom and the forest

Words meanings and morphology

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two, for those two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अवहत् (avahat) - time passed (it carried, it passed, it flowed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vah

Imperfect tense

Root vah, imperfect 3rd person singular, active voice (with augment 'a')

Root: vah (class 1)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, season, period

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time, destiny

दम्पत्योः (dampatyoḥ) - of the couple, of the husband and wife

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of dampati

dampati - a couple, husband and wife

स्थितयोः (sthitayoḥ) - of those two who were situated, of those two who remained

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, remaining, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

अदृष्टान्योन्यमुखयोः (adṛṣṭānyonyamukhayoḥ) - of those whose faces were not seen by each other

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of adṛṣṭānyonyamukha

adṛṣṭānyonyamukha - whose faces are not seen by each other

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adṛṣṭa+anyonya+mukha)

• adṛṣṭa – unseen, not seen
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (negated)
  Negation 'a-' + PPP of root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• anyonya – each other, mutual
  pronoun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth, main part
  noun (neuter)

राज्यकाननपालयोः (rājyakānanapālayoḥ) - of the guardians of the kingdom and the forest

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of rājyakānanapāla

rājyakānanapāla - protector of the kingdom and the forest

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (rājya+kānana+pāla)

• rājya – kingdom, realm
  noun (neuter)
• kānana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pāl (class 10)