महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-31, verse-16

एते प्राधान्यतो नागाः कीर्तिता द्विजसत्तम ।
बहुत्वान्नामधेयानामितरे न प्रकीर्तिताः ॥१६॥

16. ete prādhānyato nāgāḥ kīrtitā dvijasattama ,
bahutvānnāmadheyānāmitare na prakīrtitāḥ.

16. ete prādhānyataḥ nāgāḥ kīrtitāḥ dvijasattama
bahutvāt nāmadheyānām itare na prakīrtitāḥ

16. O best among the twice-born (Brahmins), these are the Nāgas that have been primarily mentioned. Due to the great number of their names, the others have not been fully enumerated.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these (referring to the Nāgas just listed) (these)

• प्राधान्यतः (prādhānyataḥ) - primarily, chiefly (chiefly, primarily, pre-eminently)

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - Nāgas (referring to the class of beings) (serpents, mythical beings)

• कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - have been mentioned/enumerated (mentioned, enumerated, praised)

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the Brahmins (addressing the listener) (O best among the twice-born)

• बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - due to the great number (from the multitude, due to the abundance)

• नामधेयानाम् (nāmadheyānām) - of their names (of the names)

• इतरे (itare) - the others (other Nāgas) (others, the rest)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• प्रकीर्तिताः (prakīrtitāḥ) - fully enumerated (thoroughly mentioned, fully enumerated)

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these (referring to the Nāgas just listed) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these

प्राधान्यतः (prādhānyataḥ) - primarily, chiefly (chiefly, primarily, pre-eminently)

(indeclinable)

From prādhānya (chiefness) + -tas (adverbial suffix).

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - Nāgas (referring to the class of beings) (serpents, mythical beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake (especially a cobra); a mythical serpentine being; elephant; mountain

From nak (to go) + -ga (goer), or from a stem related to 'serpent'.

कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - have been mentioned/enumerated (mentioned, enumerated, praised)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrtita

kīrtita - mentioned, spoken of, enumerated, praised, celebrated

past passive participle

From √kīrt (to mention, praise).

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Implies 'have been mentioned'.

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the Brahmins (addressing the listener) (O best among the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

From dvija (twice-born) + sattama (superlative of sat, good/excellent).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya); bird; tooth
  noun (masculine)
  From dvi (twice) + √jan (to be born).
  Prefix: dvi
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of sat (good, existing), from √as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - due to the great number (from the multitude, due to the abundance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bahutva

bahutva - multitude, abundance, plurality

From bahu (many) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun).

Note: Expresses cause or reason.

नामधेयानाम् (nāmadheyānām) - of their names (of the names)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of nāmadheya

nāmadheya - name, appellation

From nāman (name) + -dheya (suffix, 'that which is to be held/designated').

Root: dhā (class 3)

इतरे (itare) - the others (other Nāgas) (others, the rest)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of itara

itara - other, different, the rest

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

प्रकीर्तिताः (prakīrtitāḥ) - fully enumerated (thoroughly mentioned, fully enumerated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakīrtita

prakīrtita - thoroughly mentioned, fully enumerated, highly praised

past passive participle

From √kīrt (to mention, praise) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Implies 'have not been fully mentioned/enumerated'.