श्लोक 5 – Verse 5
उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः।।6.5।।
uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet
ātmaiva hyātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ
शब्दों का अर्थ
uddharet—elevate; ātmanā—through the mind; ātmānam—the self; na—not; ātmānam—the self; avasādayet—degrade; ātmā—the mind; eva—certainly; hi—indeed; ātmanaḥ—of the self; bandhuḥ—friend; ātmā—the mind; eva—certainly; ripuḥ—enemy; ātmanaḥ—of the self
Translations by Teachers (आचार्यो द्वारा अनुवाद):
Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)
।।6.5।। अपने द्वारा अपना उद्धार करे, अपना पतन न करे; क्योंकि आप ही अपना मित्र है और आप ही अपना शत्रु है।
Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)
।।6.5।। मनुष्य को अपने द्वारा अपना उद्धार करना चाहिये और अपना अध: पतन नहीं करना चाहिये; क्योंकि आत्मा ही आत्मा का मित्र है और आत्मा (मनुष्य स्वयं) ही आत्मा का (अपना) शत्रु है।।
Swami Adidevananda (English)
One should raise oneself by one’s own mind and not allow oneself to sink; for the mind alone is the friend of the self, and the mind alone is the foe of the self.
Swami Gambirananda (English)
One should save oneself by oneself; one should not degrade oneself. For oneself is indeed one’s own friend; oneself is indeed one’s own enemy.
Swami Sivananda (English)
One should raise oneself by one’s own self alone; let not one lower oneself; for the self alone is one’s own friend, and the self alone is one’s own enemy.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan (English)
Let a person lift themselves by themselves and let them not depress themselves. For, the self alone is the friend of the self and the self alone is the foe of the self.
Shri Purohit Swami (English)
Let him seek liberation with the help of his Highest Self, and never disgrace his own Self. For that Self is his only friend; yet it can also be his enemy.
