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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 5 (6.5) means: Lift yourself by your own effort; never let yourself sink. For you are your own closest friend, and you are your own worst enemy.
उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्। आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः।।6.5।।
uddhared ātmanātmānaṁ nātmānam avasādayet ātmaiva hyātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ
Lift yourself by your own effort; never let yourself sink. For you are your own closest friend, and you are your own worst enemy.
अपने ही प्रयास से खुद को ऊपर उठाओ; कभी खुद को गिरने मत दो। क्योंकि तुम ही अपने सबसे करीबी मित्र हो, और तुम ही अपने सबसे बड़े शत्रु।
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It is verse 5 of Chapter 6 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 47 verses in total.
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