ahaṃpratyavamarśo yaḥ prakāśātmāpi vāgvapuḥ
nāsau vikalpaḥ sa hy ukto dvayākṣepī viniścayaḥ
— the reflective awareness 'I'; — which; — having light as its essence; — although; — having the form of Word (speech); — not; — that (I-awareness); — a conceptual construction; — that (the vikalpa); — for, indeed; — is said (to be); — implying a duality; — a determinate ascertainment
The reflective awareness 'I', which has light as its essence although it has the form of Word — that is not a conceptual construction; for a conceptual construction is said to be a determinate ascertainment that implies a duality.