। - ॥ ३४३ ॥
In plain words
The ego’s power is deeply rooted. Even learned people cannot destroy it all at once, except those who remain unwavering in nirvikalpa samādhi: its latent tendencies have accumulated through countless births.
Close to the Sanskrit
Even the learned cannot suddenly destroy the ego whose power has become entrenched, except those who are unwavering in the absorption called nirvikalpa; for the latent tendencies arise from countless births.