बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः | अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत् ||६-६||
bandhurātmātmanastasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ . anātmanastu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatruvat ||6-6||
- bandhuḥ
- friend
- ātmā
- the mind
- ātmanaḥ
- of the living entity
- tasya
- of him
- yena
- by whom
- ātmā
- the mind
- eva
- certainly
- ātmanā
- by the living entity
- jitaḥ
- conquered
- anātmanaḥ
- of one who has failed to control the mind
- tu
- but
- śatrutve
- because of enmity
- varteta
- remains
- ātmā eva
- the very mind
- śatru-vat
- as an enemy
For him who has conquered the mind, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest enemy.