US-P18.171ab ।US-P18.171cd ॥
In plain words
Without discarding their literal senses, the words jointly reveal a profound integrated meaning that culminates in the direct realization of the inner self; no other interpretation is tenable because it leads to contradiction.
Close to the Sanskrit
Without abandoning their own primary meanings, they convey a qualified meaning, culminating in the realization of the inner self; there is no other meaning, because of contradiction.