Bhagavad Gita 6.5
Chapter 6: Dhyana Yoga (The Yoga of Meditation) · ध्यानयोग
उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥
uddharedātmanā''tmānaṃ nātmānamavasādayet |ātmaiva hyātmano bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ ||
Meaning of Gita 6.5 in English
Lift yourself up by your own mind; do not let yourself sink. The mind alone is your friend, and the mind alone your enemy.
गीता 6.5 का हिंदी अर्थ
अपने द्वारा अपना उद्धार करो, स्वयं को नीचे मत गिराओ। मन ही मनुष्य का मित्र है और मन ही उसका शत्रु।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.