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Sanskrit

दृग्दर्शनशक्त्योरेकात्मतेवास्मिता

Transliteration (IAST)

dṛg-darśana-śaktyor ekātmatevāsmitā

Word by word

dṛk-śakti
the power of the seer (consciousness)
darśana-śakti
the power of seeing (the instrument/mind)
ekātmatā iva
as if a single identity
asmitā
egoism

Translation

Egoism is treating the power of the seer and the power of seeing as if they were a single self.

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