Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Verse 5 भगवद् गीता अध्याय 6 श्लोक 5 उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्। आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः।।6.5।। English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 6.5. Let a person lift the Self by self and let him not depress the Self. For, the self alone is the friend of the Self and self alone is the foe of the Self. English Translation of Commentary - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 6.5 See Comment under 6.6 Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 6.5Uddharedaatmanaatmaanam naatmaanamavasaadayet; Atmaiva hyaatmano bandhuraatmaiva ripuraatmanah. Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 6.5uddharet—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