महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-42, verse-20

तस्मिन्प्रथमसंमर्दे भीमज्यातलनिस्वने ।
तावकानां परेषां च नासीत्कश्चित्पराङ्मुखः ॥२०॥

20. tasminprathamasaṁmarde bhīmajyātalanisvane ,
tāvakānāṁ pareṣāṁ ca nāsītkaścitparāṅmukhaḥ.

20. tasmin prathama-saṃmarde bhīma-jyā-tala-nisvane
tāvakānām pareṣām ca na āsīt kaścit parāṅmukhaḥ

20. tasmin prathama-saṃmarde bhīma-jyā-tala-nisvane
tāvakānām ca pareṣām kaścit parāṅmukhaḥ na āsīt

20. In that initial fierce battle, marked by the terrible sound of twanging bowstrings and hand-slaps (from drawing the bow), no one, neither from your side nor from the enemy's, turned their back (in retreat).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• प्रथम-संमर्दे (prathama-saṁmarde) - in the first encounter, in the initial clash

• भीम-ज्या-तल-निस्वने (bhīma-jyā-tala-nisvane) - in the terrifying sound of bowstrings and palms/bow-backs

• तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your people, of yours

• परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others, of enemies

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• न (na) - not, no

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (was, existed)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone, a certain person

• पराङ्मुखः (parāṅmukhaḥ) - turning away (in retreat), fleeing (turning away, fleeing, averse, having the face turned away)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (pronoun), he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'prathama-saṃmarde' and 'bhīma-jyā-tala-nisvane'

प्रथम-संमर्दे (prathama-saṁmarde) - in the first encounter, in the initial clash

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prathama-saṃmarda

prathama-saṁmarda - first encounter, initial clash, primary conflict

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prathama+saṃmarda)

• prathama – first, foremost, initial
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'prā' (before) or 'pra' (forward)
• saṃmarda – clash, encounter, conflict, crushing
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from sam-√mṛd (to crush, to rub together)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: mṛd (class 9)

भीम-ज्या-तल-निस्वने (bhīma-jyā-tala-nisvane) - in the terrifying sound of bowstrings and palms/bow-backs

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhīma-jyā-tala-nisvana

bhīma-jyā-tala-nisvana - terrifying sound of bowstrings and hand-slaps (from drawing the bow)

Compound type : dvandva / tatpuruṣa (bhīma+jyā+tala+nisvana)

• bhīma – terrible, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• jyā – bowstring
  noun (feminine)
• tala – palm of the hand, sole of the foot, surface, flat part (e.g., of a bow)
  noun (masculine)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from nis-√svan (to sound)
  Prefix: nis
  Root: svan (class 1)

तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your people, of yours

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tāvaka

tāvaka - your, belonging to you, of your people

Derived from 'tava' (your) + suffix -aka

Note: Referring to Dhritarashtra's side (Kauravas)

परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others, of enemies

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, enemy, supreme

Note: Referring to the enemy's side (Pandavas)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √as

Root: as (class 2)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone, a certain person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain person, anything

Combination of interrogative 'kaḥ' and indeclinable 'cid'

Note: The 'c' is due to external sandhi, original is 'kaścid'

पराङ्मुखः (parāṅmukhaḥ) - turning away (in retreat), fleeing (turning away, fleeing, averse, having the face turned away)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāṅmukha

parāṅmukha - having the face turned away, averted, fleeing, retreating

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parāñc+mukha)

• parāñc – turned away, backward, averted
  adjective
  Derived from 'parā' (away, back) + √añc (to bend, turn)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: añc (class 1)
• mukha – face, mouth, front, chief
  noun (neuter)