उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् | आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ||६-५||
uddharedātmanātmānaṃ nātmānamavasādayet . ātmaiva hyātmano bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ ||6-5||
- uddharet
- one must deliver
- ātmanā
- by the mind
- ātmānam
- the conditioned soul
- na
- never
- ātmānam
- the conditioned soul
- avasādayet
- put into degradation
- ātmā
- mind
- eva
- certainly
- hi
- indeed
- ātmanaḥ
- of the conditioned soul
- bandhuḥ
- friend
- ātmā
- mind
- eva
- certainly
- ripuḥ
- enemy
- ātmanaḥ
- of the conditioned soul
One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself. The mind is the friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as well.