योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-57

आत्मभरित्वेन निजे घ्राणे स्वं गन्धमागते ।
अहं घ्रातेति यो माता तं चौरं नैव वेद्म्यहम् ॥ ५७ ॥

ātmabharitvena nije ghrāṇe svaṃ gandhamāgate ,
ahaṃ ghrāteti yo mātā taṃ cauraṃ naiva vedmyaham 57

57. ātmabharitvena nije ghrāṇe svam gandham āgate ahaṃ
ghrātā iti yaḥ mātā tam cauram na eva vedmi aham

57. nije ghrāṇe ātmabharitvena svam gandham āgate yaḥ
aham ghrātā iti mātā tam cauram aham na eva vedmi

57. When its own scent (gandha) has reached its own nose (ghrāṇa), which is operating in its inherent capacity, I certainly do not know that thief who perceives, "I am the one who smells."

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मभरित्वेन (ātmabharitvena) - Refers to the nose functioning according to its own nature. (by self-sufficiency, by self-filling, by its inherent nature)

• निजे (nije) - in its own, in one's own

• घ्राणे (ghrāṇe) - in the nose, in the organ of smell

• स्वम् (svam) - its own, one's own

• गन्धम् (gandham) - smell, odor

• आगते (āgate) - having come, reached

• अहं (ahaṁ) - I

• घ्राता (ghrātā) - 'I have smelled' (as an agent, nom. sg. masc.). (one who smells, a smeller)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or quotation

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• माता (mātā) - In the sense of a 'perceiver' or 'one who measures/identifies'. Not 'mother'. (a perceiver, knower, measurer; mother)

• तम् (tam) - Refers to cauram (thief). (that, him)

• चौरम् (cauram) - The ego (ahaṅkāra) which falsely claims the experiences of the senses. (thief, robber)

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know

• अहम् (aham) - Speaker. (I)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मभरित्वेन (ātmabharitvena) - Refers to the nose functioning according to its own nature. (by self-sufficiency, by self-filling, by its inherent nature)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ātmabharitva

ātmabharitva - self-sufficiency, self-filling, fullness of oneself, inherent capacity

Compound noun ending in tva (abstract noun suffix), from ātmambhara (self-filling).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+bhara)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• bhara – bearing, supporting, filling, sustaining
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhṛ (to bear, carry, fill).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

निजे (nije) - in its own, in one's own

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nija

nija - one's own, innate, inherent, proper

Note: Agrees with ghrāṇe.

घ्राणे (ghrāṇe) - in the nose, in the organ of smell

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ghrāṇa

ghrāṇa - nose, organ of smell

From root ghrā (to smell).

Root: ghrā (class 1)

स्वम् (svam) - its own, one's own

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, self, one's own

Possessive pronoun.

Note: Agrees with gandham.

गन्धम् (gandham) - smell, odor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, odor, fragrance

Root: gandh (class 10)

आगते (āgate) - having come, reached

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with upasarga ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ghrāṇe.

अहं (ahaṁ) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Used within the quoted delusion.

घ्राता (ghrātā) - 'I have smelled' (as an agent, nom. sg. masc.). (one who smells, a smeller)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghrātṛ

ghrātṛ - smeller, one who smells

Agent noun (tṛ-pratyaya)

From root ghrā (to smell).

Root: ghrā (class 1)

Note: Used here in the sense of 'I (am) the smeller'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct speech or quotation

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun, masculine nominative singular.

Note: Refers to mātā.

माता (mātā) - In the sense of a 'perceiver' or 'one who measures/identifies'. Not 'mother'. (a perceiver, knower, measurer; mother)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother, perceiver, measurer, knower

Agent noun (tṛ-pratyaya)

From root mā (to measure, perceive).

Root: mā (class 2)

तम् (tam) - Refers to cauram (thief). (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine accusative singular.

चौरम् (cauram) - The ego (ahaṅkāra) which falsely claims the experiences of the senses. (thief, robber)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of caura

caura - thief, robber, dishonest person

From cura (to steal).

Root: cur (class 10)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Particle of negation.

एव (eva) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present active indicative, first person singular.

Root vid (Adādi, 2nd class).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: The root vid is irregular in some forms.

अहम् (aham) - Speaker. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Emphasizes the speaker.