महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-3, verse-9

एवं भानुमयं ह्यन्नं भूतानां प्राणधारणम् ।
पितैष सर्वभूतानां तस्मात्तं शरणं व्रज ॥९॥

9. evaṁ bhānumayaṁ hyannaṁ bhūtānāṁ prāṇadhāraṇam ,
pitaiṣa sarvabhūtānāṁ tasmāttaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja.

9. evam bhānumayam hi annam bhūtānām prāṇadhāraṇam
pitā eṣaḥ sarvabhūtānām tasmāt tam śaraṇam vraja

9. Thus, this food (anna), infused with the sun's (bhānu) essence, is indeed the very sustenance of life (prāṇadhāraṇa) for all creatures (bhūta). This (solar essence) is the father of all beings, therefore, take refuge (śaraṇa) in him.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner, so)

• भानुमयम् (bhānumayam) - infused with the sun's essence, solar-made (full of light, radiant, solar)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain, sustenance)

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - for all creatures (of beings, of creatures, of living things)

• प्राणधारणम् (prāṇadhāraṇam) - the very sustenance of life (sustenance of life, life support, maintaining life)

• पिता (pitā) - father

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (referring to the sun/solar essence) (this (masculine))

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings (of all beings, of all creatures)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

• तम् (tam) - him (the sun/solar essence) (him, that (accusative))

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge (refuge, protection, shelter)

• व्रज (vraja) - resort to, take (go, resort to, proceed)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

भानुमयम् (bhānumayam) - infused with the sun's essence, solar-made (full of light, radiant, solar)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of bhānumaya

bhānumaya - consisting of light, radiant, solar, sun-filled

Formed with suffix '-maya' (made of, full of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhānu+maya)

• bhānu – sun, light, ray
  noun (masculine)
• maya – made of, full of, consisting of
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Suffix indicating 'consisting of'.

Note: Used as an adjective for 'annam'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Emphasizer.

अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain, sustenance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, sustenance

Past Passive Participle

From root 'ad' (to eat).

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Subject of implied 'is'.

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - for all creatures (of beings, of creatures, of living things)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, ghost

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Has a dative sense 'for'.

प्राणधारणम् (prāṇadhāraṇam) - the very sustenance of life (sustenance of life, life support, maintaining life)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāṇadhāraṇa

prāṇadhāraṇa - sustenance of life, preserving life, life-support

From 'prāṇa' (life breath) and 'dhāraṇa' (holding, supporting).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+dhāraṇa)

• prāṇa – breath, life-force, vital air
  noun (masculine)
• dhāraṇa – holding, maintaining, supporting
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Predicate nominative for 'eṣaḥ'.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (referring to the sun/solar essence) (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject.

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings (of all beings, of all creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun/adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• bhūta – being, creature
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of 'tad' used as an adverb.

तम् (tam) - him (the sun/solar essence) (him, that (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Note: Refers to the sun/solar principle mentioned earlier.

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge (refuge, protection, shelter)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, protection, shelter, asylum

From root 'śṛ' (to crush) or 'śṛṇāti' (to protect).

व्रज (vraja) - resort to, take (go, resort to, proceed)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of vraj

Imperative

Second person singular, active.

Root: vraj (class 1)