योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-22, verse-17

तस्मिन्नसुरदोस्तम्भधार्यमाणमहाभरे ।
बभूव दानवो राजा विरोचनसुतो बलिः ॥ १७ ॥

tasminnasuradostambhadhāryamāṇamahābhare ,
babhūva dānavo rājā virocanasuto baliḥ 17

17. tasmin asuradoḥstambhadhāryamāṇamahābhare
babhūva dānavaḥ rājā virocanasutaḥ baliḥ

17. tasmin asuradoḥstambhadhāryamāṇamahābhare
dānavaḥ rājā virocanasutaḥ baliḥ babhūva

17. In that realm, which bore a great burden supported by the pillar-like arms of asuras, there was a Dānava (demon) king, Bali, the son of Virocana.

17. באותו עולם, שמשאו הכבד נתמך בזרועותיהם האיתנות כעמודים של הַאֲסוּרִים (השדים), מלך מלך הַדָאָנָוָה (השד) בַּלִי, בנו של וִירוֹצַנָה.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in it

• असुरदोःस्तम्भधार्यमाणमहाभरे (asuradoḥstambhadhāryamāṇamahābhare) - in that which was bearing a great burden supported by the pillar-like arms of asuras

• बभूव (babhūva) - there was, existed, became

• दानवः (dānavaḥ) - a Dānava (demon)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• विरोचनसुतः (virocanasutaḥ) - son of Virocana

• बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in it

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

असुरदोःस्तम्भधार्यमाणमहाभरे (asuradoḥstambhadhāryamāṇamahābhare) - in that which was bearing a great burden supported by the pillar-like arms of asuras

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of asuradoḥstambhadhāryamāṇamahābhara

asuradoḥstambhadhāryamāṇamahābhara - bearing a great burden, supported by the pillar-like arms of asuras

Compound type : bahuvrihi (asura+dōḥ+stambha+dhāryamāṇa+mahābhara)

• asura – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• dōḥ – arm, fore-arm
  noun (feminine)
• stambha – pillar, post, support
  noun (masculine)
• dhāryamāṇa
  
• mahābhara – great burden, heavy load
  noun (masculine)

बभूव (babhūva) - there was, existed, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

दानवः (dānavaḥ) - a Dānava (demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānava

dānava - a descendant of Danu; a class of demons

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

विरोचनसुतः (virocanasutaḥ) - son of Virocana

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virocanasuta

virocanasuta - son of Virocana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (virocana+suta)

• virocana – Virocana (proper name of an Asura king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)

बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a renowned Asura king)

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