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Bhagavad-gītā (006) (Dhyana Yoga)6.28.5-9
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Mahabharata · 6.28.5-9
॥
Devanāgarī

उद्धरेद् आत्मनात्मानं नात्मानम् अवसादयेत् ॥
आत्मैव ह्य् आत्मनो बन्धुर् आत्मैव रिपुर् आत्मनः ॥
बन्धुर् आत्मात्मनस् तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः ॥
अनात्मनस् तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत् ॥
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहितः ॥
शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु तथा मानावमानयोः ॥
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः ॥
युक्त इत्य् उच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः ॥
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु ॥
साधुष्व् अपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर् विशिष्यते ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

uddhared ātmanātmānaṃ nātmānam avasādayet ||
ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ ||
bandhur ātmātmanas tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ ||
anātmanas tu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatruvat ||
jitātmanaḥ praśāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥ ||
śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkheṣu tathā mānāvamānayoḥ ||
jñānavijñānatṛptātmā kūṭastho vijitendriyaḥ ||
yukta ity ucyate yogī samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ ||
suhṛnmitrāryudāsīnamadhyasthadveṣyabandhuṣu ||
sādhuṣv api ca pāpeṣu samabuddhir viśiṣyate ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
उद्धरेद् आत्मनात्मानंuddhared ātmanātmānaṃlet him raise himself by himself; let him elevate himself through himself
नात्मानम् अवसादयेत्nātmānam avasādayetlet him not degrade himself; he must not debase himself
आत्मैव ह्य् आत्मनो बन्धुर्ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhurthe self indeed is a friend to itself; the self is truly a friend to itself
आत्मैव रिपुर् आत्मनःātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥthe self is an enemy to itself; the self, too, is an enemy to itself
बन्धुर् आत्मात्मनस् तस्यbandhur ātmātmanas tasyathe self is a friend to that very one; for him the atman is a friend
येनात्मैवात्मना जितःyenātmaivātmanā jitaḥby whom the self has been conquered by the self; who has conquered himself by himself
अनात्मनस् तु शत्रुत्वेanātmanas tu śatrutvefor one who does not possess himself, in a state of enmity; for the unrestrained one, in a hostile state
वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्vartetātmaiva śatruvatthe self acts as an enemy; he himself becomes like an enemy
जितात्मनः प्रशान्तस्यjitātmanaḥ praśāntasyafor one who has conquered himself and is at peace; for one who has mastered himself and is calm
परमात्मा समाहितःparamātmā samāhitaḥthe Paramatma is established; the Supreme atman abides serenely
शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषुśītoṣṇasukhaduḥkheṣuin cold and heat, happiness and suffering; amid cold, heat, joy, and pain
तथा मानावमानयोःtathā mānāvamānayoḥlikewise in honor and dishonor; and in respect and disrespect
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्माjñānavijñānatṛptātmāsatisfied with knowledge and realization; whose atman is content with knowledge and insight
कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियःkūṭastho vijitendriyaḥunmoving, having conquered the senses; steady, in control of the organs
युक्त इत्य् उच्यते योगीyukta ity ucyate yogīis called united, thus is the yogi named; the yogi is called integrated
समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनःsamaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥequal toward a clod of earth, a stone, and gold; the same toward clay, stone, and gold
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनsuhṛnmitrāryudāsīnatoward a well-wisher, a friend, an enemy, one indifferent; toward a well-wisher, a companion, an adversary, a neutral one
मध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषुmadhyasthadveṣyabandhuṣutoward a mediator, one who is hateful, a kinsman; toward a mediator, one disliked, and a relative
साधुष्व् अपि च पापेषुsādhuṣv api ca pāpeṣuand toward the righteous and the sinful alike; even toward the virtuous and the wicked
समबुद्धिर् विशिष्यतेsamabuddhir viśiṣyateequal in intellect, he excels; with an even buddhi, he stands apart
Translation

'Let a man raise himself by himself and not degrade himself; for the atman is a friend to itself, and the atman is also an enemy to itself. For one who has conquered himself by himself, the atman becomes a friend; but for one who does not possess himself, the atman acts as an enemy, like a foe. For one who has conquered himself and is at peace, the Paramatma abides serenely amid cold and heat, happiness and suffering, honor and dishonor. The yogi who is satisfied with knowledge and realization, steady, who has conquered the senses, and who is equal toward a clod of earth, a stone, and gold, is called united with yoga. He excels whose intellect is equal toward a well-wisher, a friend, an enemy, one who is indifferent, a mediator, one who is hateful, a kinsman, and likewise toward the righteous and the sinful.'

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