Verse 269

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। ॥ २६९ ॥

In plain words

That sense of 'I' and 'mine' you attach to the body, the senses, and everything like them — none of which is really you — is a superimposition. Whoever knows this must dissolve it, simply by standing firmly as their own Self.

Close to the Sanskrit

The notion 'I' and 'mine' that arises regarding the body, senses, and so on — [which are] the non-self — this superimposition is to be removed by the wise person through steadfast abidance in one's own Self.