Bhagavad Gītā 6.5
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानम्
Let a man raise himself by himself
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उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः॥
uddhared ātmanātmānaṃ nātmānam avasādayet
ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ
वीडियो व्याख्या·Hindi narration · swami voice · tanpura bed
अनुवाद · हिन्दी
अपने द्वारा स्वयं को उठाए; स्वयं को नीचे न गिराए। स्वयं ही अपना मित्र है, स्वयं ही अपना शत्रु।
Translation · English
Let one raise oneself by oneself; let one not lower oneself. For the self alone is the friend of the self, and the self alone is the enemy of the self.
शब्दार्थ
Word by word
uddharet ātmanā ātmānamraise oneself by oneself
na ātmānam avasādayetdo not lower oneself
ātmā eva ātmanaḥ bandhuḥself alone is friend of self
ātmā eva ripuḥ ātmanaḥself alone is enemy of self
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