योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-49, verse-22

पिशाचसंग्रामकरीं मायां वेत्ति स भूमिपः ।
तया पिशाचसैन्यं तत्परसैन्ये न्ययोजयत् ॥ २२ ॥

piśācasaṃgrāmakarīṃ māyāṃ vetti sa bhūmipaḥ ,
tayā piśācasainyaṃ tatparasainye nyayojayat 22

22. piśāca-saṅgrāma-karīm māyām vetti saḥ bhūmipaḥ
tayā piśāca-sainyam tat para-sainye nyayojayat

22. saḥ bhūmipaḥ piśāca-saṅgrāma-karīm māyām vetti.
tayā (māyayā) tat piśāca-sainyam para-sainye nyayojayat

22. That king understood the illusion (māyā) that manifested a battle of demons. Using that (māyā), he projected that demon army upon the enemy's forces.

Words meanings summery:

• पिशाच-सङ्ग्राम-करीम् (piśāca-saṅgrāma-karīm) - creating/causing a battle of demons

• मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, magic, deception (māyā)

• वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - king, ruler of the earth

• तया (tayā) - by that, with that (feminine singular instrumental)

• पिशाच-सैन्यम् (piśāca-sainyam) - demon army, goblin army

• तत् (tat) - that (neuter singular accusative)

• पर-सैन्ये (para-sainye) - into the enemy's army

• न्ययोजयत् (nyayojayat) - he deployed, he engaged, he directed

Words meanings and morphology

पिशाच-सङ्ग्राम-करीम् (piśāca-saṅgrāma-karīm) - creating/causing a battle of demons

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of piśāca-saṅgrāma-karī

piśāca-saṅgrāma-karī - causing a battle with demons

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (piśāca-saṅgrāma+karī)

• piśāca-saṅgrāma – battle of demons
  noun (masculine)
• karī – causing, making, doing (feminine)
  adjective (feminine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from root √kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies māyām.

मायाम् (māyām) - illusion, magic, deception (māyā)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, artifice, deception (māyā)

Root: mā

Note: Object of vetti.

वेत्ति (vetti) - knows, understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Tense

from root √vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भूमिपः (bhūmipaḥ) - king, ruler of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmipa

bhūmipa - king, ruler of the earth

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+pa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from root √pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Subject of vetti.

तया (tayā) - by that, with that (feminine singular instrumental)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

पिशाच-सैन्यम् (piśāca-sainyam) - demon army, goblin army

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of piśāca-sainya

piśāca-sainya - army of demons

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (piśāca+sainya)

• piśāca – demon, goblin, ghoul
  noun (masculine)
• sainya – army, host, military
  noun (neuter)
  derived from senā (army)

Note: Object of nyayojayat.

तत् (tat) - that (neuter singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पर-सैन्ये (para-sainye) - into the enemy's army

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of para-sainya

para-sainya - enemy's army

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (para+sainya)

• para – other, foreign, enemy, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• sainya – army, host, military
  noun (neuter)
  derived from senā (army)

न्ययोजयत् (nyayojayat) - he deployed, he engaged, he directed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ni-yuj

Imperfect Tense (Causative)

From root √yuj (to join) in causative form (yojayati) with prefix ni. Implies 'caused to be joined/deployed'.

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Causative form.