sah -- he, the demon; nijam -- his original; rupam -- form; asthaya -- assuming; giri-indra -- a kingly mountain; sadrisam -- just like; bali -- powerful; icchan -- wanting; vimoktum -- to free; atmanam -- himself; na asaknot -- he was not able; grahana -- by being forcibly held; aturah -- 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.