उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् । आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥ ६-५॥ uddharedātmanātmānaṃ nātmānamavasādayet ātmaiva hyātmano bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ Let a man lift himself by his own Self alone, and let him not lower himself; for, this Self alone is the friend of oneself, and this Self is the enemy of oneself. uddharet = one must deliver; ātmanā = by the mind; ātmānaṃ = the conditioned soul; na = never; ātmānaṃ = the conditioned soul; avasādayet = put into degradation; ātmā = mind; eva = certainly; hi = indeed; ātmanaḥ = of the conditioned soul;