महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-160, verse-54

चित्रं शीघ्रतरत्वाच्च चरन्तमसिधारिणम् ।
तमेकमसुराः सर्वे सहस्रमिति मेनिरे ॥५४॥

54. citraṁ śīghrataratvācca carantamasidhāriṇam ,
tamekamasurāḥ sarve sahasramiti menire.

54. citram śīghrataratvāt ca carantam asidhāriṇam
tam ekam asurāḥ sarve sahasram iti menire

54. ca citram śīghrataratvāt sarve asurāḥ carantam
asidhāriṇam tam ekam sahasram iti menire

54. And astonishingly, because of his immense swiftness, all the demons perceived him, the moving sword-wielder, as a thousand, though he was only one.

Words meanings summery:

• चित्रम् (citram) - wondrous, amazing, astonishing; surprisingly

• शीघ्रतरत्वात् (śīghrataratvāt) - due to extreme swiftness, because of greater speed

• च (ca) - and

• चरन्तम् (carantam) - the one moving about (Rudra) (moving, wandering, roaming)

• असिधारिणम् (asidhāriṇam) - the one wielding a sword (Rudra) (sword-wielder, one holding a sword)

• तम् (tam) - him (Rudra) (him, that)

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, asuras

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

• इति (iti) - (marks reported speech or thought) (thus, so)

• मेनिरे (menire) - they considered, they thought, they believed

Words meanings and morphology

चित्रम् (citram) - wondrous, amazing, astonishing; surprisingly

(adjective)

neuter, singular of citra

citra - bright, clear, variegated, manifold, wonderful, astonishing

Note: Used adverbially here

शीघ्रतरत्वात् (śīghrataratvāt) - due to extreme swiftness, because of greater speed

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śīghrataratva

śīghrataratva - the state or quality of being extremely swift

abstract noun formed from śīghratara

Compound type : tatpurusha (śīghratara+tva)

• śīghratara – more swift, very swift, extremely swift
  adjective (masculine)
  comparative degree of śīghra
• tva – suffix forming abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood)
  suffix (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चरन्तम् (carantam) - the one moving about (Rudra) (moving, wandering, roaming)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, wandering, living, performing

Present Active Participle

derived from root car

Root: car (class 1)

असिधारिणम् (asidhāriṇam) - the one wielding a sword (Rudra) (sword-wielder, one holding a sword)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asidhārin

asidhārin - sword-wielder, bearing a sword

agent noun

derived from asi and root dhṛ

Compound type : tatpurusha (asi+dhārin)

• asi – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• dhārin – holding, bearing, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  suffix -in from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him (Rudra) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, sole, a certain

असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, asuras

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - a demon, an anti-god; (in older texts) a divine being

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

(numeral)

इति (iti) - (marks reported speech or thought) (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

मेनिरे (menire) - they considered, they thought, they believed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)