महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-42, verse-8

उत्तरं मार्गमाणानां मत्स्यसेनां युयुत्सताम् ।
यदि बीभत्सुरायातस्तेषां कः स्यात्पराङ्मुखः ॥८॥

8. uttaraṁ mārgamāṇānāṁ matsyasenāṁ yuyutsatām ,
yadi bībhatsurāyātasteṣāṁ kaḥ syātparāṅmukhaḥ.

8. uttaram mārgamāṇānām matsyasenām yuyutsatām |
yadi bhībhatsuḥ āyātaḥ teṣām kaḥ syāt parāṅmukhaḥ

8. The Matsyas are seeking a northern route and are eager to fight the Matsya army. If Arjuna (Bhībhatsu) has arrived, who among them would turn away in retreat?

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - northern (route or region) (northern; upper; later; an answer)

• मार्गमाणानाम् (mārgamāṇānām) - of those who are seeking (a route) (of those seeking; of those searching)

• मत्स्यसेनाम् (matsyasenām) - the Matsya army (implies the Matsya people/kingdom) (the army of the Matsyas; the Matsya army)

• युयुत्सताम् (yuyutsatām) - of those (Matsyas) eager to fight (the Matsya army, as their own people) (of those who wish to fight; of those eager to fight)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

• भीभत्सुः (bhībhatsuḥ) - Arjuna (a specific name for Arjuna, meaning 'one who hates wicked deeds' or 'one who inspires awe') (disgusted; formidable; Arjuna)

• आयातः (āyātaḥ) - has arrived (arrived, come)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - among them (the Matsyas) (of them; among them)

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, might be, should be)

• पराङ्मुखः (parāṅmukhaḥ) - one who turns away, retreats (with face averted; turned away; retreating)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - northern (route or region) (northern; upper; later; an answer)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - north, northern; upper, higher; later; subsequent; superior; answer

Note: Qualifies an implied 'route' or 'region'.

मार्गमाणानाम् (mārgamāṇānām) - of those who are seeking (a route) (of those seeking; of those searching)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mārgamāṇa

mārgamāṇa - seeking, searching, pursuing

Present Middle Participle

From root `mārg` (to seek, search) with `śānac` suffix.

Root: mārg (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Matsyas.

मत्स्यसेनाम् (matsyasenām) - the Matsya army (implies the Matsya people/kingdom) (the army of the Matsyas; the Matsya army)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of matsyasenā

matsyasenā - Matsya army

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (matsya+senā)

• matsya – fish; a king of the Matsyas; the Matsya people
  proper noun (masculine)
• senā – army, host, multitude
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of the desire to fight.

युयुत्सताम् (yuyutsatām) - of those (Matsyas) eager to fight (the Matsya army, as their own people) (of those who wish to fight; of those eager to fight)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yuyutsat

yuyutsat - wishing to fight, eager to fight

Desiderative Present Active Participle

From desiderative stem of root `yudh` (to fight) with `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Refers to the Matsyas who are seeking to fight.

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

भीभत्सुः (bhībhatsuḥ) - Arjuna (a specific name for Arjuna, meaning 'one who hates wicked deeds' or 'one who inspires awe') (disgusted; formidable; Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhībhatsu

bhībhatsu - disgusted, abhorrent; formidable; a name of Arjuna

Derived from root `bhiṣ` (to be afraid), desiderative stem.

Root: bhiṣ (class 3)

Note: Subject of the conditional clause.

आयातः (āyātaḥ) - has arrived (arrived, come)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āyāta

āyāta - arrived, come

Past Passive Participle

From root `yā` (to go) with prefix `ā-`.

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `Bhībhatsuḥ`.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - among them (the Matsyas) (of them; among them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the Matsyas who are eager to fight.

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Subject of the main clause.

स्यात् (syāt) - would be (would be, might be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Expresses possibility or potential.

पराङ्मुखः (parāṅmukhaḥ) - one who turns away, retreats (with face averted; turned away; retreating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāṅmukha

parāṅmukha - with face averted, turned away; retreating, fleeing

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parāñc+mukha)

• parāñc – turned away, averted, posterior, west
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: añc
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative adjective for `kaḥ`.