maya-putraḥ - a son of the demon Maya; mahā māyaḥ - a powerful magician; vyomaḥ - named Vyoma; gopāla - of a cowherd boy; veṣa - the disguise; dhṛk - assuming; meṣāyitān - those who were acting as sheep; apovāha - he took away; prāyaḥ - almost all; corāyitaḥ - pretending to be playing as a thief; bahūn - many.

A powerful magician named Vyoma, son of the demon Maya, then appeared on the scene in the guise of a cowherd boy. Pretending to join the game as a thief, he proceeded to steal most of the cowherd boys who were acting as sheep.