Gems from the Bhagavad Gita

उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन:॥

Uddhared-aatmanaatmaanam
naatmaanam-avasaadayet.
Aatmaiva hyaatmano bandhur-aatmaiva
ripur-aatmanah.

Bhagavad Gita 6.5

Uplift yourself by your own exertions because you are your best friend and you can be your own enemy. Never degrade yourself.

उद्धरेत् lift, elevate आत्मना through the mind, through self-discipline आत्मानम् the self न not आत्मानम् the self अवसादयेत् degrade, lower आत्मा self एव certainly, only हि indeed, verily आत्मनः of the self बन्धुः friend आत्मा the mind, the self एव certainly, only रिपुः enemy आत्मानः of the self.