Here is the simple, traditional, word‑for‑word meaning of the common Śvetāmbara “Icchāmi Khamāsamaṇo” sutra used before bowing to sādhus / sādhvīs:

Typical line (Prakrit / common use) “Icchāmi khamāsamaṇo, vandiyuṁ, jaha‑jaha me kāo (appakāo), taha‑taha khamāsamaṇo.”

Word‑for‑word:

• Icchāmi – I desire / I wish / I humbly intend
• khamā‑samaṇo – O forgiving monk / O one who forgives (khamā = forgiveness, samaṇa = monk / ascetic)
• vandiyuṁ (or vandium) – to bow down / to offer obeisance
• jaha‑jaha – wherever, in whatever way
• me – by me / from my side
• kāo or appakāo – faults, mistakes, offences (small or big)
• taha‑taha – there, in all those matters / in each of those cases
• khamā‑samaṇo – please forgive, O forgiving monk

Putting it together in very simple English:

“I wish, O forgiving monk, to bow to you. Wherever, in whatever way, I have made faults, for all those, O forgiving monk, please forgive me.”

• Śvetāmbara tradition: This form is used while bowing to sādhus/sādhvīs during Pratikraman or when taking āshīrvād.
• Digambara tradition: The exact words differ; they also seek forgiveness from munis/āryikās, but with different sutras and language. The meaning of humility and asking forgiveness is the same.

This preserves the core bhāva: with humility, asking the saint to pardon all faults done knowingly or unknowingly, while bowing at their feet.