Bhagavad Gita · 6.5
॥
Devanāgarī
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet |
ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
उद्धरेत्uddharethe should elevate, he should deliver.
आत्मनाātmanāby the ātman.
आत्मानम्ātmānamoneself (the mind).
नnanot.
आत्मानम्ātmānamoneself (the mind).
अवसादयेत्avasādayethe should allow to degrade, to sink.
आत्मा एवātmā evatruly the ātman.
हिhiindeed.
आत्मनःātmanaḥof oneself (of the mind).
बन्धुःbandhuḥfriend.
आत्मा एवātmā evaand truly the ātman.
रिपुःripuḥenemy.
आत्मनःātmanaḥof oneself (of the mind).
Translation
“One must elevate himself by his own ātman and not allow himself to degrade. For the ātman is the friend of the conditioned soul, and it is also its enemy.”
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