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Sanskrit

न तत्स्वाभासं दृश्यत्वात्

Transliteration (IAST)

na tat svābhāsaṃ dṛśyatvāt

Word by word

na tat svābhāsam
the mind is not self-luminous
dṛśyatvāt
because it is itself an object (of perception)

Translation

The mind is not self-luminous, since it is itself something perceived.

Source: Surenyogalaya Open Translation (English) · License: CC0-1.0