योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-29, verse-28

क्रममाणो बलेनात्र वञ्चयित्वा बलिं हरिः ।
बबन्ध पातालतले भूगेह इह वानरम् ॥ २८ ॥

kramamāṇo balenātra vañcayitvā baliṃ hariḥ ,
babandha pātālatale bhūgeha iha vānaram 28

28. kramamāṇaḥ balena atra vañcayitvā balim hariḥ
babandha pātāla-tale bhūgehaḥ iha vānaram

28. atra hariḥ balena kramamāṇaḥ balim vañcayitvā
pātāla-tale bhūgehaḥ iha vānaram babandha

28. Hari (Vishnu), forcefully taking his steps here and having deceived Bali, bound him in the subterranean region, as if a restless monkey confined within an earthly dwelling.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रममाणः (kramamāṇaḥ) - striding forth (referring to Vishnu's steps as Vamana) (striding, proceeding, stepping)

• बलेन (balena) - with might, forcefully (by strength, by force)

• अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place)

• वञ्चयित्वा (vañcayitvā) - having deceived (Bali) (having deceived, having beguiled)

• बलिम् (balim) - Bali (the demon king) (Bali (proper noun), tribute, offering)

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Vishnu) (Hari (Vishnu), lion, horse, sun)

• बबन्ध (babandha) - Hari bound (Bali) (he bound, he tied)

• पाताल-तले (pātāla-tale) - in the subterranean region (Patala) (in the netherworld, in the subterranean region)

• भूगेहः (bhūgehaḥ) - (like) an earthly dwelling (referring to Patala) (earthly house, house on earth)

• इह (iha) - here, in this context/situation (here, in this world)

• वानरम् (vānaram) - (Bali, like) a restless monkey (metaphorical for his confined and restless state) (monkey, ape; foolish person; savage)

Words meanings and morphology

क्रममाणः (kramamāṇaḥ) - striding forth (referring to Vishnu's steps as Vamana) (striding, proceeding, stepping)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kramamāṇa

kramamāṇa - striding, going, proceeding

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from √kram (to step, go) with śānac suffix, used as an adjective.

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Modifies Hari.

बलेन (balena) - with might, forcefully (by strength, by force)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

वञ्चयित्वा (vañcayitvā) - having deceived (Bali) (having deceived, having beguiled)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from √vañc (to deceive) with ktvā suffix.

Root: vañc (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound action with 'babandha'.

बलिम् (balim) - Bali (the demon king) (Bali (proper noun), tribute, offering)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (name of a demon king), offering, tribute

Note: Object of 'vañcayitvā'.

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Vishnu) (Hari (Vishnu), lion, horse, sun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna), lion, horse, sun, green, yellow

Note: Subject of the sentence.

बबन्ध (babandha) - Hari bound (Bali) (he bound, he tied)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bandh

perfect tense

Perfect tense 3rd person singular active of √bandh

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Nullifies Bali to Patala.

पाताल-तले (pātāla-tale) - in the subterranean region (Patala) (in the netherworld, in the subterranean region)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pātāla-tala

pātāla-tala - the lower region, netherworld

Compound type : tatpurusha (pātāla+tala)

• pātāla – Pātāla, one of the seven lower worlds, subterranean region
  noun (masculine)
• tala – bottom, surface, region, level
  noun (masculine)

Note: Location of the binding.

भूगेहः (bhūgehaḥ) - (like) an earthly dwelling (referring to Patala) (earthly house, house on earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūgeha

bhūgeha - an earthly house, house on the ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+geha)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• geha – house, dwelling, abode
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison, Patala is like an earthly dwelling.

इह (iha) - here, in this context/situation (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis to 'bhūgeha' or the situation.

वानरम् (vānaram) - (Bali, like) a restless monkey (metaphorical for his confined and restless state) (monkey, ape; foolish person; savage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānara

vānara - monkey, ape; wild, foolish; a savage

Note: Predicate accusative of 'balim', describing his state after being bound.

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