योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-89, verse-4

स बद्धो लोहजालेन हस्तिपेन किलाभितः ।
मुनीन्द्रेणेव विन्ध्याद्रिरुपेन्द्रेणेव वा बलिः ॥ ४ ॥

sa baddho lohajālena hastipena kilābhitaḥ ,
munīndreṇeva vindhyādrirupendreṇeva vā baliḥ 4

4. sa baddhaḥ lohājālena hastipena kila abhitaḥ
munīndreṇa iva vindhyādriḥ upendreṇa iva vā baliḥ

4. kila saḥ hastipena abhitaḥ lohājālena baddhaḥ
munīndreṇa iva vindhyādriḥ vā upendreṇa iva baliḥ

4. Indeed, that elephant was bound all around by an elephant-keeper with an iron net, just as the Vindhya mountain (vindhyādri) was bound by the chief of sages or as Bali was bound by Upendra (Viṣṇu).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied

• लोहाजालेन (lohājālena) - by an iron net

• हस्तिपेन (hastipena) - by the elephant-keeper

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, reputedly

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, from all sides

• मुनीन्द्रेण (munīndreṇa) - by the chief of sages

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• विन्ध्याद्रिः (vindhyādriḥ) - the Vindhya mountain

• उपेन्द्रेण (upendreṇa) - by Upendra (Viṣṇu)

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• वा (vā) - or

• बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (a demon king)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, restrained

Past Passive Participle

derived from root 'bandh' (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

लोहाजालेन (lohājālena) - by an iron net

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of lohājāla

lohājāla - iron net

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loha+jāla)

• loha – iron, metal
  noun (neuter)
• jāla – net, snare
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jal (class 1)

हस्तिपेन (hastipena) - by the elephant-keeper

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hastipa

hastipa - elephant-keeper

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, reputedly

(indeclinable)

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around, from all sides

(indeclinable)

मुनीन्द्रेण (munīndreṇa) - by the chief of sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of munīndra

munīndra - chief of sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+indra)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)
  Root: id (class 6)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

विन्ध्याद्रिः (vindhyādriḥ) - the Vindhya mountain

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vindhyādri

vindhyādri - the Vindhya mountain

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vindhya+adri)

• vindhya – Vindhya (a mountain range)
  proper noun (masculine)
• adri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 1)

उपेन्द्रेण (upendreṇa) - by Upendra (Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of upendra

upendra - Upendra (a name of Viṣṇu, lit. 'younger brother of Indra')

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali (a demon king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a mythical demon king)