Lift yourself up by yourself. Don't drag yourself down.

What it means

The verse goes on: the self is its own friend and its own enemy. You are the one who raises you or sinks you. Be on your own side.

The source

"Lift yourself up by yourself. Don't drag yourself down." Bhagavad Gita said it in Bhagavad Gita 6.5. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

"उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्"

Original Sanskrit, Bhagavad Gita 6.5. Text read at sa.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Seven hundred Sanskrit verses from the Mahabharata in which Krishna counsels the warrior Arjuna on the eve of battle. It teaches action without attachment to results.

Questions

What does "Lift yourself up by yourself. Don't drag yourself down." mean?

The verse goes on: the self is its own friend and its own enemy. You are the one who raises you or sinks you. Be on your own side.

Who said "Lift yourself up by yourself. Don't drag yourself down."?

Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Source: Bhagavad Gita 6.5.

What is the original Sanskrit?

उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

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