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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 6 · Dhyāna Yoga

Shloka 6.5

Lesson 238 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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Discipline of mind, meditation and balance. How can attention and daily discipline support a balanced inner life?

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Shloka · Devanagari

उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayetātmaiva hyātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ

Sandhi-vicheda

uddharet+ātmanā+ātmānam+na+ātmānam+avasādayet+ātmā+eva+hi+ātmanaḥ+bandhuḥ+ātmā+eva+ripuḥ+ātmanaḥ

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Meaning of each word

uddharetsource form

elevate

ātmanāsource form

through the mind

ātmānamsource form

the self

nasource form

not

ātmānamsource form

the self

avasādayetsource form

degrade

ātmāsource form

the mind

evasource form

certainly

hisource form

indeed

ātmanaḥsource form

of the self

bandhuḥsource form

friend

ātmāsource form

the mind

evasource form

certainly

ripuḥsource form

enemy

ātmanaḥsource form

of the self

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।6.5।। उद्धरेत् संसारसागरे निमग्नम् आत्मना आत्मानं ततः उत् ऊर्ध्वं हरेत् उद्धरेत् योगारूढतामापादयेदित्यर्थः। न आत्मानम् अवसादयेत् न अधः नयेत् न अधः गमयेत्। आत्मैव हि यस्मात् आत्मनः बन्धुः। न हि अन्यः कश्चित् बन्धुः यः संसारमुक्तये भवति। बन्धुरपि तावत् मोक्षं प्रति प्रतिकूल एव स्नेहादिबन्धनायतनत्वात्। तस्मात् युक्तमवधारणम् आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुः इति। आत्मैव रिपुः शत्रुः। यः अन्यः अपकारी बाह्यः शत्रुः सोऽपि आत्मप्रयुक्त एवेति युक्तमेव अवधारणम् आत्मैवरिपुरात्मनः इति।।आत्मैव बन्धुः आत्मैव रिपुः आत्मनः इत्युक्तम्। तत्र किंलक्षण आत्मा आत्मनो बन्धुः किंलक्षणो वा आत्मा आत्मनो रिपुः इत्युच्यते

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 6.5

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