BG 6.5
उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् ।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥
uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet
ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ
ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ
Word-for-word meanings
uddharet — one should uplift; ātmānam — the self; ātmanā — by the mind [i.e., through enlightened mind or discriminating wisdom]; na avasādayet — [and] never degrade; ātmānam — the self; hi — because; ātmā eva — the mind indeed; bandhuḥ — is the friend; ātmanaḥ — of the self; ātmā eva — [and] the mind indeed; ripuḥ — is the enemy; ātmanaḥ — of the self.
Translation
The self is to be uplifted through the mind and never to be degraded, because the mind is indeed the friend of the self as well as its enemy*.
Notes
* The word ātman has various meanings in Sanskrit, including body, mind, intellect, life-air, individual self, Brahman, and the essence and object of love.