महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-140, verse-5

अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि गन्धर्वाः शीघ्रचारिणः ।
तथा किंपुरुषा राजन्यक्षाश्चैव चतुर्गुणाः ॥५॥

5. aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi gandharvāḥ śīghracāriṇaḥ ,
tathā kiṁpuruṣā rājanyakṣāścaiva caturguṇāḥ.

5. aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi gandharvāḥ śīghracāriṇaḥ
tathā kiṃpuruṣāḥ rājan yakṣāḥ ca eva caturguṇāḥ

5. O king, there are eighty-eight thousand swift-moving Gandharvas, and similarly Kiṃpuruṣas; and the yakṣas are four times that number.

Words meanings summery:

• अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि (aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi) - eighty-eight thousand (eighty-eight thousands)

• गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (Gandharvas (celestial musicians))

• शीघ्रचारिणः (śīghracāriṇaḥ) - swift-moving (swift-moving, quick in movement)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, likewise, similarly)

• किंपुरुषाः (kiṁpuruṣāḥ) - Kiṃpuruṣas (Kiṃpuruṣas (a class of mythical beings, half-human, half-animal))

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakṣas

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only)

• चतुर्गुणाः (caturguṇāḥ) - four times (that number) (four-fold, four times)

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि (aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi) - eighty-eight thousand (eighty-eight thousands)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aṣṭāśītisahasra

aṣṭāśītisahasra - eighty-eight thousand

A compound formed from aṣṭāśīti (eighty-eight) and sahasra (thousand).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṣṭāśīti+sahasra)

• aṣṭāśīti – eighty-eight
  numeral (feminine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of implied "are".

गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - Gandharvas (Gandharvas (celestial musicians))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva

gandharva - Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, skilled musicians and dancers, often associated with Indra's court).

Note: Subject of implied "are".

शीघ्रचारिणः (śīghracāriṇaḥ) - swift-moving (swift-moving, quick in movement)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śīghracārin

śīghracārin - swift-moving, moving quickly, fast-moving

Bahuvrīhi compound, literally "one whose movement (cārin) is swift (śīghra)".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śīghra+cārin)

• śīghra – swift, quick, rapid
  adjective (masculine)
• cārin – moving, going, practising, following
  noun (agentive) (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root car (to move, go).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing 'gandharvāḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, likewise, similarly)

(indeclinable)

किंपुरुषाः (kiṁpuruṣāḥ) - Kiṃpuruṣas (Kiṃpuruṣas (a class of mythical beings, half-human, half-animal))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kiṃpuruṣa

kiṁpuruṣa - Kiṃpuruṣa (a class of mythical beings, often depicted as having horse-like features or as attendants of Kubera; literally "what kind of man?")

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kim+puruṣa)

• kim – what, which, who
  pronoun/indeclinable (neuter)
• puruṣa – man, male, person, spirit (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of implied "are".

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 10)

Note: Address to the listener.

यक्षाः (yakṣāḥ) - yakṣas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - a class of semi-divine beings, usually benevolent, guardians of wealth and treasures, often associated with Kubera.

Note: Subject of implied "are".

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only)

(indeclinable)

चतुर्गुणाः (caturguṇāḥ) - four times (that number) (four-fold, four times)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of caturguṇa

caturguṇa - four-fold, quadrupled, four times

Tatpurusha compound, "having four parts/multiples".

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+guṇa)

• catur – four
  numeral
• guṇa – quality, attribute, multiple, thread, strand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'yakṣāḥ'.