Chapter 6 · Verse 5The Yoga of Self-MasteryAtma Uddhar
Bhagavad Gita 6.5
BG 6.5 — Chapter 6 (The Yoga of Self-Mastery), Verse 5, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् | आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ||६-५||
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uddharedātmanātmānaṃ nātmānamavasādayet . ātmaiva hyātmano bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ ||6-5||
Roman: uddharedatmanatmanam natmanamavasadayet . atmaiva hyatmano bandhuratmaiva ripuratmanah
One must elevate oneself by one's own mind, not degrade oneself.
Let a man lift himself by his own self; let him not depress himself. For the self alone is the friend of the self, and the self alone is the enemy of the self.