महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-44, verse-38

इहैव शोषयिष्यामि तपसाहं कलेवरम् ।
पादशुश्रूषणे युक्तो राज्ञो मात्रोस्तथानयोः ॥३८॥

38. ihaiva śoṣayiṣyāmi tapasāhaṁ kalevaram ,
pādaśuśrūṣaṇe yukto rājño mātrostathānayoḥ.

38. iha eva śoṣayiṣyāmi tapasā aham kalevaram
pādaśuśrūṣaṇe yuktaḥ rājñaḥ mātroḥ tathā anayoḥ

38. aham iha eva tapasā kalevaram śoṣayiṣyāmi rājñaḥ
tathā anayoḥ mātroḥ pādaśuśrūṣaṇe yuktaḥ (aham)

38. Right here, I shall waste away my body through ascetic practices (tapas), devoted to serving the feet of the king and these two mothers.

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here, in this place (here, in this world)

• एव (eva) - itself (emphasizing 'here') (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• शोषयिष्यामि (śoṣayiṣyāmi) - I shall waste away (I shall cause to dry up, I shall make thin, I shall waste away)

• तपसा (tapasā) - by ascetic practices (tapas) (by austerity, by penance, by asceticism)

• अहम् (aham) - I (I, myself)

• कलेवरम् (kalevaram) - body (body, frame)

• पादशुश्रूषणे (pādaśuśrūṣaṇe) - in serving the feet (in the service of feet, in attendance to feet)

• युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - devoted, engaged (joined, connected, engaged, devoted, fit)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• मात्रोः (mātroḥ) - of the two mothers

• तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, and, also)

• अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two (mothers) (of these two, for these two)

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here, in this place (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - itself (emphasizing 'here') (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

शोषयिष्यामि (śoṣayiṣyāmi) - I shall waste away (I shall cause to dry up, I shall make thin, I shall waste away)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of śuṣ

future active (causative)

Causative stem śoṣaya, future tense.

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Causative form of the root.

तपसा (tapasā) - by ascetic practices (tapas) (by austerity, by penance, by asceticism)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, self-restraint, penance, asceticism, austerity

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Bracketed as `(tapas)` in translation.

अहम् (aham) - I (I, myself)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

कलेवरम् (kalevaram) - body (body, frame)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalevara

kalevara - body, frame, carcass

पादशुश्रूषणे (pādaśuśrūṣaṇe) - in serving the feet (in the service of feet, in attendance to feet)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pādaśuśrūṣaṇa

pādaśuśrūṣaṇa - service of the feet, respectful service

compound of pāda and śuśrūṣaṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāda+śuśrūṣaṇa)

• pāda – foot, leg, ray of light
  noun (masculine)
• śuśrūṣaṇa – desire to hear, obedience, service, attendance
  noun (neuter)
  derived from the desiderative stem of śru 'to hear'
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Refers to respectful service by touching or tending to feet.

युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - devoted, engaged (joined, connected, engaged, devoted, fit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, connected, endowed with, engaged in, devoted, fit, proper

past passive participle

past passive participle of root yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies an implicit 'I' (aham).

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

मात्रोः (mātroḥ) - of the two mothers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Can also be locative dual. Context implies genitive.

तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two (mothers) (of these two, for these two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to the two mothers mentioned or implied.