इन्द्रियाणां चेष्टयिता प्राणोऽयं पञ्चवृत्तिकः ।सर्वावस्थास्ववस्थावान्सोऽयमात्मत्वमर्हति ।अहं क्षुधावांस्तृष्णावानित्याद्यनुभवादपि ॥ ५४५ ॥
In plain words
This prāṇa, working through its five functions, is what sets the senses moving. It stays present through every state, so this is the one that deserves to be called the Self. And experience says the same: I am hungry, I am thirsty.
Close to the Sanskrit
This prāṇa, possessing five functions, is the mover of the senses; abiding in all states, this very one deserves selfhood — also from experiences such as 'I am hungry,' 'I am thirsty.'