saḥ - he, the demon; nijam - his original; rūpam - form; āsthāya - assuming; giri-indra - a kingly mountain; sadṛśam - just like; balī - powerful; icchan - wanting; vimoktum - to free; ātmānam - himself; na aśaknot - he was not able; grahaṇa - by being forcibly held; āturaḥ - debilitated.

The demon changed into his original form, as big and powerful as a great mountain. But try as he might to free himself, he could not do so, having lost his strength from being held in the Lord’s tight grip.