Verse 217

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US-P15.021ab ।US-P15.021cd ॥

In plain words

The intellect is the fuel of that fire which is the Ātman. Lit by ignorance, by desire, by action, it blazes on and on — through the doorways of hearing, and every sense after it.

Close to the Sanskrit

The buddhi is the fuel of the fire that is the Ātman; kindled by ignorance, desire, and actions, this one blazes forth always through the doors, hearing and the rest.