महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-101, verse-9

वासुकिस्तक्षकश्चैव कर्कोटकधनंजयौ ।
कालीयो नहुषश्चैव कम्बलाश्वतरावुभौ ॥९॥

9. vāsukistakṣakaścaiva karkoṭakadhanaṁjayau ,
kālīyo nahuṣaścaiva kambalāśvatarāvubhau.

9. vāsukiḥ takṣakaḥ ca eva karkoṭakadhananjayau
kālīyaḥ nahuṣaḥ ca eva kambalāśvatarau ubhau

9. (Listen to the prominent ones among them, such as) Vāsuki and Takṣaka; Karkoṭaka and Dhanaṃjaya; Kālīya and Nahuṣa; and both Kambala and Aśvatara.

Words meanings summery:

• वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - The nāga king Vāsuki (Vāsuki (proper name of a nāga king))

• तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - The nāga king Takṣaka (Takṣaka (proper name of a nāga king))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (for emphasis) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• कर्कोटकधनन्जयौ (karkoṭakadhananjayau) - The nāgas Karkoṭaka and Dhanaṃjaya (Karkoṭaka and Dhanaṃjaya)

• कालीयः (kālīyaḥ) - The nāga Kālīya (Kālīya (proper name of a nāga))

• नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - The nāga Nahuṣa (Nahuṣa (proper name, here a nāga))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (for emphasis) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• कम्बलाश्वतरौ (kambalāśvatarau) - The nāgas Kambala and Aśvatara (Kambala and Aśvatara)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both (Kambala and Aśvatara) (both)

Words meanings and morphology

वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - The nāga king Vāsuki (Vāsuki (proper name of a nāga king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsuki

vāsuki - Name of a king of the nāgas, often depicted as a multi-headed serpent.

Note: Subject of implied enumeration.

तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - The nāga king Takṣaka (Takṣaka (proper name of a nāga king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - Name of a famous nāga king.

Root: takṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied enumeration.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects names.

एव (eva) - indeed, also (for emphasis) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

कर्कोटकधनन्जयौ (karkoṭakadhananjayau) - The nāgas Karkoṭaka and Dhanaṃjaya (Karkoṭaka and Dhanaṃjaya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of karkoṭakadhananjaya

karkoṭakadhananjaya - Karkoṭaka and Dhanaṃjaya (names of nāgas)

Compound type : dvandva (karkoṭaka+dhanaṃjaya)

• karkoṭaka – Name of a nāga.
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhanaṃjaya – Name of a nāga; also Arjuna; literally "conqueror of wealth".
  proper noun (masculine)
  Compound of `dhana` (wealth) + `jaya` (conqueror).
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Names of two nāgas mentioned together.

कालीयः (kālīyaḥ) - The nāga Kālīya (Kālīya (proper name of a nāga))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālīya

kālīya - Name of a nāga, subdued by Krishna.

Note: Subject of implied enumeration.

नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - The nāga Nahuṣa (Nahuṣa (proper name, here a nāga))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Name of a mythical king; here, likely a nāga.

Root: nah (class 4)

Note: Subject of implied enumeration.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects names.

एव (eva) - indeed, also (for emphasis) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis.

कम्बलाश्वतरौ (kambalāśvatarau) - The nāgas Kambala and Aśvatara (Kambala and Aśvatara)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kambalāśvatara

kambalāśvatara - Kambala and Aśvatara (names of nāgas)

Compound type : dvandva (kambala+aśvatara)

• kambala – Name of a nāga; also blanket.
  proper noun (masculine)
• aśvatara – Name of a nāga; also a mule.
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Names of two nāgas mentioned together.

उभौ (ubhau) - both (Kambala and Aśvatara) (both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Always used in dual.

Note: Emphasizes that both are included.