उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् । आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुः आत्मैव रिपुरात्मनः ॥
उद्धरेत्should uplift
आत्मनाby oneself
आत्मानम्the self (accusative)
नnot
आत्मानम्the self (accusative)
अवसादयेत्should debase / let sink
आत्मैवthe self alone (आत्मा + एव)
हिindeed / for
आत्मनःof the self / self's
बन्धुःfriend / kinsman
आत्मैवthe self alone (आत्मा + एव)
रिपुःenemy
आत्मनःof the self / self's
Let a man raise himself by his own self; let him not debase himself. For the self alone is the friend of the self, and the self alone is the enemy of the self.
self-reliancediscipline