Uddhared Atmana Atmanam (Bhagavad Gita 6.5) — Complete Lyrics
उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानम्
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः॥
uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet
ātmaiva hyātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ
One should lift oneself up by one's own self, and not let oneself sink down; for the self alone is one's own friend, and the self alone is one's own enemy.
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