# Uddhared Atmanatmanam (उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानम्)

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- Type: Shloka
- Scripture: Bhagavad Gita 6.5
- Language: sa
- Source: Bhagavad Gita 6 Sanskrit checked against SanskritDocuments: https://www.sanskritdocuments.org/doc_giitaa/bhagvadnew.html ; meanings checked against IIT Kanpur Gita Supersite and Vedabase chapter 6: https://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in/srimad?field_chapter_value=6&field_nsutra_value=5&language=dv ; https://vedabase.io/en/library/bg/6/

## Summary

Bhagavad Gita 6.5 teaches a devotional principle from Krishna’s dialogue with Arjuna.

## Verses

### Bhagavad Gita 6.5

> उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।
> आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥

Meaning (Hindi): मनुष्य को अपने मन से अपना उत्थान करना चाहिए, पतन नहीं। मन ही आत्मा का मित्र है और मन ही उसका शत्रु है।

Meaning (English): Lift yourself by your own self; do not lower yourself. The self can be its own friend and its own enemy.