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.

22. כשזיהה את נשק האשליה של הפִּשָׁאָצָה, השתמש המלך בחוכמתו וכיוון את שדֵי הטירוף בחזרה אל צבא האויב עצמו.

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.

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