महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-31, verse-17

एतेषां प्रसवो यश्च प्रसवस्य च संततिः ।
असंख्येयेति मत्वा तान्न ब्रवीमि द्विजोत्तम ॥१७॥

17. eteṣāṁ prasavo yaśca prasavasya ca saṁtatiḥ ,
asaṁkhyeyeti matvā tānna bravīmi dvijottama.

17. eteṣām prasavaḥ yaḥ ca prasavasya ca saṃtatiḥ
asaṃkhyeyā iti matvā tān na bravīmi dvijottama

17. And the offspring of these, and the progeny of that offspring, are innumerable; thus, considering this, O best among the twice-born, I do not tell them (all).

Words meanings summery:

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (Nāgas just mentioned) (of these)

• प्रसवः (prasavaḥ) - offspring (offspring, birth, production)

• यः (yaḥ) - who/which (referring to the offspring) (who, which, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रसवस्य (prasavasya) - of the offspring (of the offspring/birth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संततिः (saṁtatiḥ) - progeny, lineage (further generations of descendants) (progeny, lineage, continuation)

• असंख्येया (asaṁkhyeyā) - innumerable (innumerable, countless)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (thus, so, in this manner (quotative particle))

• मत्वा (matvā) - considering (this) (having thought, having considered)

• तान् (tān) - them (referring to the offspring and progeny) (them (masculine plural))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I do not tell (them all) (I speak, I tell)

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among the Brahmins (addressing the listener) (O best among the twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these (Nāgas just mentioned) (of these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etat

etat - this, these

प्रसवः (prasavaḥ) - offspring (offspring, birth, production)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasava

prasava - birth, production, offspring, progeny

action noun

From √sū (to produce, beget) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to the immediate descendants.

यः (yaḥ) - who/which (referring to the offspring) (who, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Corresponds to a demonstrative implicitly.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

प्रसवस्य (prasavasya) - of the offspring (of the offspring/birth)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prasava

prasava - birth, production, offspring, progeny

action noun

From √sū (to produce, beget) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to the first generation of descendants.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

संततिः (saṁtatiḥ) - progeny, lineage (further generations of descendants) (progeny, lineage, continuation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃtati

saṁtati - continuous series, lineage, progeny, offspring, race

action noun

From √tan (to stretch, extend) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Used here to denote further generations or the entire lineage.

असंख्येया (asaṁkhyeyā) - innumerable (innumerable, countless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of asaṃkhyeya

asaṁkhyeya - not to be counted, innumerable, countless

gerundive (potential passive participle)

From √khyā (to perceive, tell) with prefix sam-, negated by a-.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃkhyeya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• saṃkhyeya – to be counted, numerable
  adjective (masculine)
  gerundive
  From √khyā (to tell, count) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Predicate to 'prasavaḥ' and 'saṃtatiḥ' (though 'saṃtatiḥ' directly matches in gender). The implied verb 'is' makes it a complete statement.

इति (iti) - thus, so (thus, so, in this manner (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

मत्वा (matvā) - considering (this) (having thought, having considered)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From √man (to think, consider).

Root: man (class 4)

तान् (tān) - them (referring to the offspring and progeny) (them (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Acts as the object of 'bravīmi'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I do not tell (them all) (I speak, I tell)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

finite verb

Present active indicative 1st person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: The speaker is saying this to the listener.

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among the Brahmins (addressing the listener) (O best among the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

From dvija (twice-born) + uttama (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya); bird; tooth
  noun (masculine)
  From dvi (twice) + √jan (to be born).
  Prefix: dvi
  Root: jan (class 4)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud (up, out).