US-P17.017ab ।US-P17.017cd ॥
In plain words
In the same way, the diversification of consciousness in the waking state is a mental projection. Driven by delusion and fueled by craving, the mind externalizes the objects resting within it.
Close to the Sanskrit
Similarly, the difference of this knowledge pertaining to the waking state is imagined; driven by delusion and craving, it elaborates the object situated in the intellect through action.