महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-52, verse-11

ऐरावतकुलादेते प्रविष्टा हव्यवाहनम् ।
कौरव्यकुलजान्नागाञ्शृणु मे द्विजसत्तम ॥११॥

11. airāvatakulādete praviṣṭā havyavāhanam ,
kauravyakulajānnāgāñśṛṇu me dvijasattama.

11. airāvatakulāt ete praviṣṭāḥ havyavāhanam
kauravyakulajān nāgān śṛṇu me dvijasattama

11. These (Nagas) from the Airavata lineage entered the sacrificial fire. O best of the twice-born, listen to me now about the Nagas born of the Kauravya family.

Words meanings summery:

• ऐरावतकुलात् (airāvatakulāt) - from Airavata's lineage (from the family of Airavata)

• एते (ete) - these (Nagas just listed in 38449) (these (masculine/feminine nominative plural))

• प्रविष्टाः (praviṣṭāḥ) - entered (entered, having entered)

• हव्यवाहनम् (havyavāhanam) - the sacrificial fire (fire (carrier of oblations))

• कौरव्यकुलजान् (kauravyakulajān) - belonging to the Kauravya lineage (born from the Kauravya family)

• नागान् (nāgān) - Nagas (serpents, Nagas)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to me) (listen, hear)

• मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, my)

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of Brahmins (vocative) (best of twice-born ones)

Words meanings and morphology

ऐरावतकुलात् (airāvatakulāt) - from Airavata's lineage (from the family of Airavata)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of airāvatakula

airāvatakula - Airavata's family/lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (airāvata+kula)

• airāvata – belonging to Irāvatī; name of Indra's elephant; a Naga name
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race, clan
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates origin.

एते (ete) - these (Nagas just listed in 38449) (these (masculine/feminine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the Nagas listed in the previous verse (38449).

प्रविष्टाः (praviṣṭāḥ) - entered (entered, having entered)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, plural of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, having entered, gone into

past passive participle

From `pra-viś` root.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Nagas).

हव्यवाहनम् (havyavāhanam) - the sacrificial fire (fire (carrier of oblations))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of havyavāhana

havyavāhana - fire, fire-god (carrier of oblations)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (havya+vāhana)

• havya – oblation, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• vāhana – vehicle, carrier
  noun (neuter)
  action noun/agent noun
  From vah (to carry)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Object of `praviṣṭāḥ`.

कौरव्यकुलजान् (kauravyakulajān) - belonging to the Kauravya lineage (born from the Kauravya family)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kauravyakulaja

kauravyakulaja - born from the Kauravya family/lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kauravya+kula+ja)

• kauravya – descendant of Kuru; name of a Naga family
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, clan
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying `nāgān`.

नागान् (nāgān) - Nagas (serpents, Nagas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake; a Naga

Note: Object of `śṛṇu`.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to me) (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śṛ

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Command to the interlocutor.

मे (me) - from me (to me, from me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Used here in the sense of 'from me' or 'what I say'.

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of Brahmins (vocative) (best of twice-born ones)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born; a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

Note: Addressed to the listener.