योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-49, verse-34

यथैव मायासंचारस्तेन तस्य कृतः पुरा ।
तेनापि तस्याशु तथा कृतो बुद्ध्वा स लाघवात् ॥ ३४ ॥

yathaiva māyāsaṃcārastena tasya kṛtaḥ purā ,
tenāpi tasyāśu tathā kṛto buddhvā sa lāghavāt 34

34. yathā eva māyāsaṃcāraḥ tena tasya kṛtaḥ purā tena
api tasya āśu tathā kṛtaḥ buddhvā saḥ lāghavāt

34. yathā eva tena purā tasya māyāsaṃcāraḥ kṛtaḥ,
tathā api saḥ buddhvā lāghavāt tasya āśu kṛtaḥ

34. Just as an act of illusion (māyā) was performed by him upon that other one previously, so too, understanding the trick, that other one quickly returned the same to him with cleverness.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• मायासंचारः (māyāsaṁcāraḥ) - an act of illusion (māyā), a deceptive maneuver, magical movement

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• तस्य (tasya) - to him, for him, his

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तस्य (tasya) - to him, for him, his

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

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

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

• बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having known, having understood, perceiving

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• लाघवात् (lāghavāt) - from quickness, due to dexterity, out of cleverness

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects two clauses.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

मायासंचारः (māyāsaṁcāraḥ) - an act of illusion (māyā), a deceptive maneuver, magical movement

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māyāsaṃcāra

māyāsaṁcāra - an act of illusion (māyā), deceptive movement, trick

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (māyā+saṃcāra)

• māyā – illusion, deception, magical power (māyā)
  noun (feminine)
• saṃcāra – movement, going, course, deception, trick
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√car (to move along, pass)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: The subject of the first passive clause.

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the first agent (A).

तस्य (tasya) - to him, for him, his

(pronoun)

masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the recipient of the action (B).

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

From √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the second agent (B).

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - to him, for him, his

(pronoun)

masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the recipient of the reciprocal action (A).

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Note: Adverb of manner.

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

(indeclinable)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

From √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having known, having understood, perceiving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the second agent (B) who understood.

लाघवात् (lāghavāt) - from quickness, due to dexterity, out of cleverness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of lāghava

lāghava - lightness, agility, quickness, cleverness

From laghu (light) + -a (abstraction suffix)

Note: Indicates the reason for the action.