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.

16. הו בְּרַהְמִין דגול, אלה הנָאגוֹת העיקריים שהוזכרו בשמם. מפני שהשמות רבים כל כך, האחרים לא הוזכרו.

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'.

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