महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-301, verse-9

घ्राणमध्यात्ममित्याहुर्यथाश्रुतिनिदर्शनम् ।
गन्ध एवाधिभूतं तु पृथिवी चाधिदैवतम् ॥९॥

9. ghrāṇamadhyātmamityāhuryathāśrutinidarśanam ,
gandha evādhibhūtaṁ tu pṛthivī cādhidaivatam.

9. ghrāṇam adhyātmam iti āhuḥ yathā śruti nidarśanam
gandhaḥ eva adhibhūtam tu pṛthivī ca adhidaivatam

9. ghrāṇam adhyātmam iti āhuḥ yathā śruti nidarśanam
gandhaḥ eva adhibhūtam tu pṛthivī ca adhidaivatam

9. They declare the nose to be the individual faculty (adhyātman), as demonstrated by scriptural teachings. Smell, indeed, is the objective element (adhibhūtam), and the Earth is its presiding deity (adhidaivatam).

Words meanings summery:

• घ्राणम् (ghrāṇam) - the faculty of smell (nose) (nose, sense of smell, smelling)

• अध्यात्मम् (adhyātmam) - the individual faculty (relating to the self, individual soul, spiritual aspect)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech/thought)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to (as, just as, according to)

• श्रुति (śruti) - scriptural (hearing, ear, sacred tradition, Vedic text, scripture)

• निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - illustration, demonstration (illustration, example, demonstration, manifestation)

• गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell (smell, odor, fragrance, perfume)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, even)

• अधिभूतम् (adhibhūtam) - the objective element (related to elements, material objects, pertaining to objective existence)

• तु (tu) - while, indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the Earth (as a deity) (Earth, the earth goddess)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अधिदैवतम् (adhidaivatam) - the presiding deity (related to the gods, presiding deity)

Words meanings and morphology

घ्राणम् (ghrāṇam) - the faculty of smell (nose) (nose, sense of smell, smelling)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghrāṇa

ghrāṇa - nose, the organ of smell, smelling

From root ghrā (to smell) + ana (suffix)

Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular.

अध्यात्मम् (adhyātmam) - the individual faculty (relating to the self, individual soul, spiritual aspect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhyātman

adhyātman - the individual soul, the supreme spirit, relating to the self, pertaining to the individual

Compound type : avyayībhāva (adhi+ātman)

• adhi – over, above, upon, in reference to
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Also accusative singular. Here, it is predicated on 'ghrāṇam'.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, in this manner, marking direct speech/thought)

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vac

3rd person plural present active of root vac (irregular form)

Root: vac (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, according to (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

श्रुति (śruti) - scriptural (hearing, ear, sacred tradition, Vedic text, scripture)

(noun)

feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, ear, sacred tradition, revelation, Vedic text, scripture

From root śru (to hear) + ti (suffix)

Root: śru (class 5)

निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - illustration, demonstration (illustration, example, demonstration, manifestation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nidarśana

nidarśana - illustration, example, demonstration, indication, manifestation

From ni + √dṛś (to see) + ana (suffix)

Prefix: ni

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular. Here, object of 'yathā'.

गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell (smell, odor, fragrance, perfume)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, odor, fragrance, perfume, a trace

From root gandh (to smell)

Root: gandh (class 10)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अधिभूतम् (adhibhūtam) - the objective element (related to elements, material objects, pertaining to objective existence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhibhūta

adhibhūta - pertaining to material elements, the objective world, physical existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhi+bhūta)

• adhi – over, above, upon, in reference to
  indeclinable
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past, happened
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular. Here, predicate nominative for 'gandhaḥ'.

तु (tu) - while, indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the Earth (as a deity) (Earth, the earth goddess)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - Earth, the earth goddess, ground, land

Derived from pṛthu (broad, wide)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अधिदैवतम् (adhidaivatam) - the presiding deity (related to the gods, presiding deity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhidaivata

adhidaivata - relating to the gods, a presiding deity, divine principle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhi+devata)

• adhi – over, above, upon, in reference to
  indeclinable
• devata – deity, divinity, godhead
  noun (feminine)

Note: Also accusative singular. Here, predicate nominative for 'pṛthivī'.