महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-46, verse-38

नाहं पादौ धावयिष्ये कदाचिद्यावत्स्थितः पार्थ इत्यल्पबुद्धिः ।
व्रतं तस्यैतत्सर्वदा शक्रसूनो कच्चित्त्वया निहतः सोऽद्य कर्णः ॥३८॥

38. nāhaṁ pādau dhāvayiṣye kadāci;dyāvatsthitaḥ pārtha ityalpabuddhiḥ ,
vrataṁ tasyaitatsarvadā śakrasūno; kaccittvayā nihataḥ so'dya karṇaḥ.

38. na aham pādau dhāvayiṣye kadācit yāvat
sthitaḥ pārthaḥ iti alpabuddhiḥ |
vratam tasya etat sarvadā śakrasūno
kaccit tvayā nihataḥ saḥ adya karṇaḥ

38. śakrasūno,
kaccit tvayā adya saḥ karṇaḥ nihataḥ? yāvat alpabuddhiḥ pārthaḥ sthitaḥ iti aham pādau kadācit na dhāvayiṣye,
etat tasya vratam sarvadā.

38. O son of Indra (Arjuna), I hope that Karṇa, that foolish one, has been killed by you today, he who constantly swore: "I will never wash my feet as long as Pārtha is alive!".

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पादौ (pādau) - feet

• धावयिष्ये (dhāvayiṣye) - I will wash

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - ever, at any time, sometimes

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, existing, being, alive

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - son of Pṛthā, Arjuna

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• अल्पबुद्धिः (alpabuddhiḥ) - Referring to Arjuna's supposed foolishness in Karṇa's eyes, as implied in the vow. (foolish, dull-witted, having little intelligence)

• व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, sacred observance

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Karṇa's vow) (his, its)

• एतत् (etat) - this (vow) (this)

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, ever

• शक्रसूनो (śakrasūno) - O Arjuna (O son of Indra)

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, is it true that, perhaps

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain

• सः (saḥ) - he (Karṇa) (he, that)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

पादौ (pādau) - feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, line of verse

धावयिष्ये (dhāvayiṣye) - I will wash

(verb)

1st person , singular, ātmanepada, future (lṛṭ) of dhāvay

Causative

Derived from root dhāv (to run, to cleanse). Causative form meaning 'to cause to run' or 'to wash'.

Root: dhāv (class 1)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - ever, at any time, sometimes

(indeclinable)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, until

(indeclinable)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing, existing, being, alive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, existing, placed, fixed, firm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - son of Pṛthā, Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

अल्पबुद्धिः (alpabuddhiḥ) - Referring to Arjuna's supposed foolishness in Karṇa's eyes, as implied in the vow. (foolish, dull-witted, having little intelligence)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpabuddhi

alpabuddhi - having little intellect, foolish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+buddhi)

• alpa – small, little, insignificant
  adjective
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind, reason
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, sacred observance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious practice, rule

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Karṇa's vow) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एतत् (etat) - this (vow) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

शक्रसूनो (śakrasūno) - O Arjuna (O son of Indra)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakrasūnu

śakrasūnu - son of Indra

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śakra+sūnu)

• śakra – Indra (name of the deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: śak (class 5)
• sūnu – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū (class 2)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that, is it true that, perhaps

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular or plural)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed, slain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with upasarga ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he (Karṇa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; Karṇa (name of a prominent figure in the Mahābhārata)