महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-58, verse-40

अथ विज्ञापयामास भूमिस्तं शरणार्थिनी ।
संनिधौ लोकपालानां सर्वेषामेव भारत ॥४०॥

40. atha vijñāpayāmāsa bhūmistaṁ śaraṇārthinī ,
saṁnidhau lokapālānāṁ sarveṣāmeva bhārata.

40. atha vijñāpayāmāsa bhūmiḥ tam śaraṇārthinī
saṃnidhau lokapālānām sarveṣām eva bhārata

40. Then, O Bhārata, the Earth, seeking refuge, humbly petitioned him in the presence of all the guardians of the worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• विज्ञापयामास (vijñāpayāmāsa) - humbly petitioned, made her submission (informed, requested, submitted)

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the Earth (personified) (earth, land, ground)

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to the main deity, Vishnu or Brahma) (him, that)

• शरणार्थिनी (śaraṇārthinī) - seeking refuge (seeking refuge, suppliant)

• संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence (in the presence, near)

• लोकपालानाम् (lokapālānām) - of the guardians of the worlds (of the world-protectors)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• एव (eva) - indeed, even (indeed, just, only, even)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (vocative, addressing Yudhiṣṭhira or Janamejaya) (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

विज्ञापयामास (vijñāpayāmāsa) - humbly petitioned, made her submission (informed, requested, submitted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vijñāpay

causative

Causative of √jñā (to know), with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Formed from 'vijñāpaya' (causative stem) + 'ām' + 'āsa' (perfect of 'as').

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the Earth (personified) (earth, land, ground)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, soil, land, territory; the Earth (as a deity)

Note: Subject of 'vijñāpayāmāsa'.

तम् (tam) - him (referring to the main deity, Vishnu or Brahma) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine accusative singular of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'.

Note: Object of 'vijñāpayāmāsa'.

शरणार्थिनी (śaraṇārthinī) - seeking refuge (seeking refuge, suppliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śaraṇārthin

śaraṇārthin - seeking shelter or refuge, a suppliant

Compound of 'śaraṇa' (refuge) + 'arthin' (seeking).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaraṇa+arthin)

• śaraṇa – shelter, refuge, protection
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śṛ (class 1)
• arthin – desiring, requesting, seeker, suppliant
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From √arth (to seek, ask)
  Root: arth (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmiḥ'.

संनिधौ (saṁnidhau) - in the presence (in the presence, near)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃnidhi

saṁnidhi - presence, proximity, nearness, vicinity

From sam + ni + √dhā (to place)

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

लोकपालानाम् (lokapālānām) - of the guardians of the worlds (of the world-protectors)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of lokapāla

lokapāla - a guardian of the world, a regent of a quarter of the world

Compound of 'loka' (world) + 'pāla' (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+pāla)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From √pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Masculine/neuter genitive plural of 'sarva'.

एव (eva) - indeed, even (indeed, just, only, even)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis.

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (vocative, addressing Yudhiṣṭhira or Janamejaya) (O descendant of Bharata)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, an Indian

From 'bharata' with aṇ suffix.