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Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 6, Verse 5: Krishna to Arjuna — Dhyāna-Yoga

Bhagavad Gītā 6.5Chapter 6 · Dhyāna-Yoga · Krishna → Arjuna · anuṣṭubh
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥
uddh← ud-√dhṛpresent optative 3rd person singular verbto lift up, rescue (ud- + √hṛ)ared ātmanā← ātman(114 verses)instrumental masculine singular nounthe Self, soul; one's own selfattested in commentariesadvaitaआत्मानं ततः उत् ऊर्ध्वं हरेत् उद्धरेत् योगारूढतामापादयेदित्यर्थःviśiṣṭādvaitaमनसा विषयाननुषक्तेन मनसा आत्मानम् उद्धरेत्bhaktiविवेकयुक्तेनात्मानं संसारादुद्धरेन्नत्ववसादयेदधो न नयेत्advaita-bhaktiविवेकयुक्तेन मनसा आत्मानं स्वं जीवं संसारसमुद्रे निमग्नंtmāna← na(252 verses)not (negation particle)ṃ nātmānam avasādayet← ava-√sādaypresent optative 3rd person singular verbto bring down, depress (caus. of ava- + √sad)attested in commentariesadvaitaन अधः नयेत् न अधः गमयेत्viśiṣṭādvaita। आत्मा एव मन एव हि आत्मनो बन्धुः तद् एव आत्मनो रिपुः।
ātma← ātman(114 verses)genitive masculine singular nounthe Self, soul; one's own selfattested in commentariesadvaitaबन्धुःbhaktiस्वस्य बन्धुरुपकारकः रिपुरपकारकश्चiva hy ātmano bandhu← bandhu(4 verses)nominative masculine singular nounkinsman, relative (from √bandh 'bind')r ātmaiva ripu← ripunominative masculine singular nounenemy, foer ātmanaḥ← ātman(114 verses)genitive masculine singular nounthe Self, soul; one's own selfattested in commentariesadvaitaबन्धुःbhaktiस्वस्य बन्धुरुपकारकः रिपुरपकारकश्च
spokensingle-voice recital; rendered via IndicF5 conditioned on a Sanskrit reference clip
meaning

Lift yourself up; do not let yourself sink. The self is its own best friend and its own worst enemy.