अनुव्रजच्चित्प्रतिबिम्बशक्ति -र्विज्ञानसंज्ञः प्रकृतेर्विकारः ।ज्ञानक्रियावानहमित्यजस्रंदेहेन्द्रियादिष्वभिमन्यते भृशम् ॥ १८७ ॥
In plain words
It trails behind pure Consciousness like a shadow, carrying its borrowed light — this thing called vijñāna, a product of Nature itself. 'I know, I act,' it insists endlessly, and throws itself again and again into the body and the senses, mistaking them for itself.
Close to the Sanskrit
Following closely, possessing a power that is a reflection of Consciousness, called vijñāna, a modification of Prakṛti — thinking 'I am possessed of knowledge and action,' it ceaselessly and intensely identifies itself with the body, senses, and so on.