— now (further); — of the object; — just as; — form, image; — assumes, takes on; — the intellect, the cognition; — so too; — of the Self; — the (form of) consciousness; — (being) non-insentient; — it (the intellect); — thus; — if there be insentience; — not, there could be no; — the illumining of objects
Now, just as the intellect takes on the form of an object, so too it takes on the consciousness of the Self; being thus non-insentient it (reveals the object). Were there insentience, there could be no revealing of objects.