महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-101, verse-8

बहूनीह सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च ।
नागानामेकवंशानां यथाश्रेष्ठांस्तु मे शृणु ॥८॥

8. bahūnīha sahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca ,
nāgānāmekavaṁśānāṁ yathāśreṣṭhāṁstu me śṛṇu.

8. bahūni iha sahasrāṇi prayutāni arbudāni ca
nāgānām ekavaṃśānām yathā śreṣṭhān tu me śṛṇu

8. Here exist many thousands, tens of thousands, and millions of nāgas belonging to a single lineage. Now, listen from me to the most prominent among them.

Words meanings summery:

• बहूनि (bahūni) - many (thousands, tens of thousands) (many, numerous)

• इह (iha) - here (in this context, referring to the presence of nāgas) (here, in this world, in this matter)

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands (of nāgas) (thousands)

• प्रयुतानि (prayutāni) - tens of thousands (of nāgas) (tens of thousands, millions)

• अर्बुदानि (arbudāni) - millions (of nāgas) (ten millions, hundred millions, billions)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the nāgas (divine serpents) (of the nāgas, of the snakes)

• एकवंशानाम् (ekavaṁśānām) - of a single lineage (of nāgas) (of one lineage, of the same family)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, now (introducing the list) (as, just as, in what manner)

• श्रेष्ठान् (śreṣṭhān) - the foremost (nāgas) (the best, the foremost)

• तु (tu) - indeed, now (emphasizing the instruction) (but, indeed, yet, moreover)

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

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

Words meanings and morphology

बहूनि (bahūni) - many (thousands, tens of thousands) (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with `sahasrāṇi` and `prayutāni`.

इह (iha) - here (in this context, referring to the presence of nāgas) (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands (of nāgas) (thousands)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Subject of implied verb 'exist'.

प्रयुतानि (prayutāni) - tens of thousands (of nāgas) (tens of thousands, millions)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prayuta

prayuta - ten thousand, hundred thousand, million (depending on system)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'exist'.

अर्बुदानि (arbudāni) - millions (of nāgas) (ten millions, hundred millions, billions)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of arbuda

arbuda - ten millions, hundred millions, billion (depending on system)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'exist'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the numbers.

नागानाम् (nāgānām) - of the nāgas (divine serpents) (of the nāgas, of the snakes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - snake, serpent, elephant, a class of semi-divine beings

Note: Denotes possession/belonging.

एकवंशानाम् (ekavaṁśānām) - of a single lineage (of nāgas) (of one lineage, of the same family)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ekavaṃśa

ekavaṁśa - of one family, belonging to the same race or lineage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+vaṃśa)

• eka – one, single, same
  numeral
• vaṃśa – bamboo, family, lineage, race
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `nāgānām`.

यथा (yathā) - just as, now (introducing the list) (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

श्रेष्ठान् (śreṣṭhān) - the foremost (nāgas) (the best, the foremost)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, most eminent

Superlative suffix `-iṣṭha` from `praśasya` (excellent).

Root: praśasya

Note: Refers to the best nāgas to be heard about.

तु (tu) - indeed, now (emphasizing the instruction) (but, indeed, yet, moreover)

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Dative case, "listen to me / from me".

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

(verb)

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

imperative

2nd person singular imperative active.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Direct command.