The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 228

p. 228

किं तेन न कृतं पापं चोरेणात्मापहारिणा ॥

In plain words

What sin has that man not already committed — the thief who steals away his own Self?

Close to the Sanskrit

What sin has not been committed by him, by that thief who steals away the Self?