। ॥ २९९ ॥
In plain words
There are other hindrances too, blocking the way, that keep a person bound to this cycle of birth and death. But trace every one of them back, and you find the same root: the very first distortion is the sense of 'I' - the ego itself.
Close to the Sanskrit
There are other obstacles too, seen as causes of transmigration for the soul; of these, the root is the first modification - egoism.