# He had been bound many times

This can be written in active form. Alternate translation: "People had bound him many times" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# his shackles were shattered

This can be written in active form. Alternate translation: "he shattered his shackles" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# shackles

pieces of metal that people wrap around the arms and legs of prisoners and attach with chains to objects that do not move so the prisoners cannot move

# No one had the strength to subdue him

The man was so strong that no one could subdue him. Alternate translation: "He was so strong that no one was strong enough to subdue him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])

# subdue him

"control him"