Bhagavad Gita 6.6 — Bandhur Atmatmanas Tasya — Complete Lyrics
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ६.६ — बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।
अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्॥
bandhur ātmātmanas tasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ
anātmanas tu śhatrutve vartetātmaiva śhatru-vat
For one who has conquered the mind by the Self, the mind is the best of friends; but for one who has failed to do so, the very same mind remains the greatest enemy, like an external foe.
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