महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-22, verse-16

श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोः पादाञ्शुश्रूषन्ती वने त्वहम् ।
गान्धारीसहिता वत्स्ये तापसी मलपङ्किनी ॥१६॥

16. śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ pādāñśuśrūṣantī vane tvaham ,
gāndhārīsahitā vatsye tāpasī malapaṅkinī.

16. śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ pādān śuśrūṣantī vane tu
aham gāndhārīsahitā vatsye tāpasī malapaṅkinī

16. But I, serving the feet of my mother-in-law and father-in-law, accompanied by (queen) Gandhari, and stained with dirt, shall dwell in the forest as an ascetic woman.

Words meanings summery:

• श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोः (śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ) - of the mother-in-law and father-in-law

• पादान् (pādān) - feet

• शुश्रूषन्ती (śuśrūṣantī) - serving, desirous of hearing

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अहम् (aham) - I

• गान्धारीसहिता (gāndhārīsahitā) - accompanied by Gandhari

• वत्स्ये (vatsye) - I shall dwell, I shall live

• तापसी (tāpasī) - female ascetic

• मलपङ्किनी (malapaṅkinī) - stained with dirt, smeared with mud

Words meanings and morphology

श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोः (śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ) - of the mother-in-law and father-in-law

(noun)

Genitive, dual of śvaśrūśvaśura

śvaśrūśvaśura - mother-in-law and father-in-law

Compound type : dvandva (śvaśrū+śvaśura)

• śvaśrū – mother-in-law
  noun (feminine)
• śvaśura – father-in-law
  noun (masculine)

पादान् (pādān) - feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, ray of light

शुश्रूषन्ती (śuśrūṣantī) - serving, desirous of hearing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣat

śuśrūṣat - serving, obeying, desirous of hearing

Present Active Participle

Formed from the desiderative stem of root śru (to hear) + śatr̥ suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the wood

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

गान्धारीसहिता (gāndhārīsahitā) - accompanied by Gandhari

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gāndhārīsahita

gāndhārīsahita - accompanied by Gandhari

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gāndhārī+sahita)

• gāndhārī – Gandhari (name of Queen, wife of Dhritarashtra)
  proper noun (feminine)
• sahita – accompanied, joined, united with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix sa- (together) and root dhā (to place) + kta suffix
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dhā (class 3)

वत्स्ये (vatsye) - I shall dwell, I shall live

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (l̥ṭ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

तापसी (tāpasī) - female ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāpasī

tāpasī - female ascetic, female hermit

मलपङ्किनी (malapaṅkinī) - stained with dirt, smeared with mud

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of malapaṅkinī

malapaṅkinī - stained/smeared with dirt/mud

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mala+paṅkin)

• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, waste
  noun (neuter)
• paṅkin – muddy, dirty, stained
  adjective