महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-12, verse-23

तमुद्यतं रथेनैकमाशुकारिणमाहवे ।
अनेकमिव संत्रासान्मेनिरे पाण्डुसृञ्जयाः ॥२३॥

23. tamudyataṁ rathenaikamāśukāriṇamāhave ,
anekamiva saṁtrāsānmenire pāṇḍusṛñjayāḥ.

23. tam udyatam rathena ekam āśukāriṇam āhave
anekam iva saṃtrāsāt menire pāṇḍu-sṛñjayāḥ

23. pāṇḍu-sṛñjayāḥ āhave udyatam rathena ekam
āśukāriṇam tam saṃtrāsāt anekam iva menire

23. In battle, due to terror, the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas perceived that single warrior, swiftly acting in his chariot and ready for action, as if he were many.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• उद्यतम् (udyatam) - prepared, uplifted, ready, risen

• रथेन (rathena) - by chariot, with a chariot

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• आशुकारिणम् (āśukāriṇam) - swiftly acting, performing quickly

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

• अनेकम् (anekam) - many, not one

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• संत्रासात् (saṁtrāsāt) - from terror, out of fear

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

• पाण्डु-सृञ्जयाः (pāṇḍu-sṛñjayāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Droṇa.

उद्यतम् (udyatam) - prepared, uplifted, ready, risen

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - prepared, uplifted, ready, risen

Past Passive Participle

From ud-yam (to raise, lift up)

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' (Droṇa).

रथेन (rathena) - by chariot, with a chariot

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot

Note: Denotes means.

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' (Droṇa).

आशुकारिणम् (āśukāriṇam) - swiftly acting, performing quickly

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśukārin

āśukārin - swiftly acting, quick in action

Compound of āśu (swift) and kārin (doer/actor)

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśu+kārin)

• āśu – swift, quick, rapidly
  indeclinable
• kārin – doing, making, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derivative
  From root kṛ (to do), suffix -in
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' (Droṇa).

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, combat, war

Note: Denotes location or occasion.

अनेकम् (anekam) - many, not one

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aneka

aneka - not one, many, numerous

Negative compound (na + eka)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+eka)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative particle
• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage, describing how he was perceived.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

संत्रासात् (saṁtrāsāt) - from terror, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃtrāsa

saṁtrāsa - terror, great fear, fright

From sam-tras (to be terrified)

Prefix: sam

Root: tras (class 4)

Note: Denotes cause or reason.

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

(verb)

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

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Past tense, reflexive/middle voice.

पाण्डु-सृञ्जयाः (pāṇḍu-sṛñjayāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍu-sṛñjaya

pāṇḍu-sṛñjaya - Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas

Compound of Pāṇḍu and Sṛñjaya

Compound type : dvandva (pāṇḍu+sṛñjaya)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of the father of the Pāṇḍavas); pale, yellowish white
  proper noun (masculine)
• sṛñjaya – Sṛñjaya (name of an ancient king or a people allied with the Pāṇḍavas)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'menire'.