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.

40. אז הארץ, המבקשת מקלט, פנתה אליו בבקשה, בנוכחות כל שומרי העולמות, הו בן בְּהַרַטַה.

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.

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