योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-93, verse-79

न जिघ्रत्यपि संजिघ्रन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि ।
पदार्थे च पतत्येव बलात्पतति नाप्ययम् ॥ ७९ ॥

na jighratyapi saṃjighrannunmiṣannimiṣannapi ,
padārthe ca patatyeva balātpatati nāpyayam 79

79. na jighrati api sañjighran unmiṣan nimiṣan api
padārthe ca patati eva balāt patati na api ayam

79. sañjighran api na jighrati unmiṣan nimiṣan api
ca ayam padārthe eva patati balāt api na patati

79. Even when smelling, he does not truly smell; and even when opening and closing his eyes, he does not truly perceive. He merely encounters objects (padārtha), yet he is not forcibly drawn or entangled by them.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• जिघ्रति (jighrati) - smells

• अपि (api) - also, even, although

• सञ्जिघ्रन् (sañjighran) - smelling, perceiving by smell

• उन्मिषन् (unmiṣan) - opening the eyes, blinking

• निमिषन् (nimiṣan) - closing the eyes, blinking

• अपि (api) - also, even, although

• पदार्थे (padārthe) - in an object, in a thing, in a phenomenon

• च (ca) - and, also

• पतति (patati) - falls, lands on, happens upon, encounters

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

• पतति (patati) - falls, lands on, happens upon, encounters

• न (na) - not, no

• अपि (api) - also, even, although

• अयम् (ayam) - this one, he

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जिघ्रति (jighrati) - smells

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ghrā

Present tense form of root ghrā- ('to smell')

Root: ghrā (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, although

(indeclinable)

सञ्जिघ्रन् (sañjighran) - smelling, perceiving by smell

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sañjighrat

sañjighrat - smelling, perceiving by smell (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root ghrā- ('to smell') with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: ghrā (class 1)

उन्मिषन् (unmiṣan) - opening the eyes, blinking

(participle)

Nominative, singular of unmiṣat

unmiṣat - opening the eyes, winking, blinking (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root miṣ- ('to wink, blink') with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: miṣ (class 1)

निमिषन् (nimiṣan) - closing the eyes, blinking

(participle)

Nominative, singular of nimiṣat

nimiṣat - closing the eyes, winking, blinking (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root miṣ- ('to wink, blink') with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: miṣ (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, although

(indeclinable)

पदार्थे (padārthe) - in an object, in a thing, in a phenomenon

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of padārtha

padārtha - object, thing, phenomenon, category (in philosophy)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pada+artha)

• pada – word, step, foot, place
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, thing, wealth
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पतति (patati) - falls, lands on, happens upon, encounters

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pat

Present tense form of root pat- ('to fall')

Root: pat (class 1)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

पतति (patati) - falls, lands on, happens upon, encounters

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pat

Present tense form of root pat- ('to fall')

Root: pat (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, although

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (masculine, nominative singular)