महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-330, verse-5

नष्टां च धरणीं पूर्वमविन्दं वै गुहागताम् ।
गोविन्द इति मां देवा वाग्भिः समभितुष्टुवुः ॥५॥

5. naṣṭāṁ ca dharaṇīṁ pūrvamavindaṁ vai guhāgatām ,
govinda iti māṁ devā vāgbhiḥ samabhituṣṭuvuḥ.

5. naṣṭām ca dharaṇīm pūrvam avindam vai guhā-gatām
govindah iti mām devāḥ vāgbhiḥ samabhituṣṭuvuḥ

5. pūrvam guhā-gatām naṣṭām dharaṇīm ca vai avindam
govindah iti devāḥ mām vāgbhiḥ samabhituṣṭuvuḥ

5. Because I formerly found the lost earth, which had entered a cave, the gods highly praised me with words, calling me 'Govinda'.

Words meanings summery:

• नष्टाम् (naṣṭām) - the lost (earth) (lost, destroyed, ruined)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth (earth, ground, bearer)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly (formerly, previously, before)

• अविन्दम् (avindam) - I found (I found, I obtained)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

• गुहा-गताम् (guhā-gatām) - (which had) gone into a cave (gone into a cave, entered a cave)

• गोविन्दह् (govindah) - Govinda (referring to Vishnu/Krishna) (Krishna, Vishnu, a protector of cows/earth)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing a quote or reason) (thus, so, in this manner)

• माम् (mām) - me (me (accusative of I))

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, divine beings)

• वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words (by words, with speeches)

• समभितुष्टुवुः (samabhituṣṭuvuḥ) - they highly praised (they praised well, they extolled)

Words meanings and morphology

नष्टाम् (naṣṭām) - the lost (earth) (lost, destroyed, ruined)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed, ruined, perished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √naś (to perish, be lost)

Root: √naś (class 4)

Note: Modifies dharaṇīm

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - the earth (earth, ground, bearer)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharaṇī

dharaṇī - earth, ground, land, a female bearer

From √dhṛ (to bear, hold)

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb avindam

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly (formerly, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of pūrva

Note: Functions as an adverb

अविन्दम् (avindam) - I found (I found, I obtained)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √vid

Imperfect

Root √vid (class 6P)

Root: √vid (class 6)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

Particle

गुहा-गताम् (guhā-gatām) - (which had) gone into a cave (gone into a cave, entered a cave)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of guhā-gatā

guhā-gatā - gone to a cave, entered a cave

Compound formed from guhā (cave) and gatā (gone)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guhā+gatā)

• guhā – cave, cavern, hiding place
  noun (feminine)
• gatā – gone, reached, obtained
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √gam (to go)
  Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies dharaṇīm

गोविन्दह् (govindah) - Govinda (referring to Vishnu/Krishna) (Krishna, Vishnu, a protector of cows/earth)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of govinda

govinda - protector of cows, finder of cows, Vishnu, Krishna (literally "finder of the earth" or "finder of cows")

Compound go (cow/earth) + vinda (finder/knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+vinda)

• go – cow, earth, ray of light
  noun (feminine)
• vinda – finder, obtainer, knower
  noun (masculine)
  From √vid (to find, obtain)
  Root: √vid (class 6)

Note: Used in quotation with iti

इति (iti) - thus (introducing a quote or reason) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Particle

माम् (mām) - me (me (accusative of I))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

1st person pronoun

Note: Object of samabhituṣṭuvuḥ

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, divine beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

From √div (to shine)

Root: √div (class 4)

Note: Subject of samabhituṣṭuvuḥ

वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words (by words, with speeches)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, language

From √vac (to speak)

Root: √vac (class 2)

Note: Instrument of praise

समभितुष्टुवुः (samabhituṣṭuvuḥ) - they highly praised (they praised well, they extolled)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of sam-abhi-√stu

Perfect

From root √stu (class 2P) with prefixes sam and abhi

Prefixes: sam+abhi

Root: √stu (class 2)