महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-113, verse-13

इच्छन्तो निधनं युद्धे स्वर्गं कृत्वा परायणम् ।
पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तन्त तस्मिन्वीरवरक्षये ॥१३॥

13. icchanto nidhanaṁ yuddhe svargaṁ kṛtvā parāyaṇam ,
pāṇḍavānabhyavartanta tasminvīravarakṣaye.

13. icchantaḥ nidhanam yuddhe svargam kṛtvā parāyaṇam
pāṇḍavān abhyavartanta tasmin vīravara-kṣaye

13. (te) yuddhe nidhanam icchantaḥ,
svargam parāyaṇam kṛtvā,
tasmin vīravara-kṣaye pāṇḍavān abhyavartanta.

13. Desiring death in battle and making heaven (svarga) their ultimate refuge, they advanced against the Pandavas amidst that destruction of the best heroes.

Words meanings summery:

• इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring

• निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, destruction

• युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, celestial world

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - ultimate refuge, supreme goal

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas (accusative plural)

• अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they advanced towards

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• वीरवर-क्षये (vīravara-kṣaye) - in the destruction of the best heroes

Words meanings and morphology

इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of icchant

icchant - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies an implied subject (the Kauravas).

निधनम् (nidhanam) - death, destruction

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana

nidhana - death, destruction, ruin

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'icchantaḥ'.

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Location of desired death.

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, celestial world

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial world (svarga)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes an action prior to advancing.

परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - ultimate refuge, supreme goal

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parāyaṇam

parāyaṇam - ultimate refuge, supreme resort, highest goal

Compound type : Tatpurusha (para+ayaṇa)

• para – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective
• ayaṇa – course, path, refuge, resort
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicate accusative with 'svargam' and 'kṛtvā'.

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas (accusative plural)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu; a Pandava

Note: Object of 'abhyavartanta'.

अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they advanced towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (Laṅ) of abhi-ā-vṛt

Past Imperfect (Laṅ) 3rd person plural middle voice

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to 'vīravara-kṣaye'.

वीरवर-क्षये (vīravara-kṣaye) - in the destruction of the best heroes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vīravarakṣaya

vīravarakṣaya - destruction of the best heroes

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vīravara+kṣaya)

• vīravara – best hero
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, loss, decay
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Context of the advance.