Verso 6.6
बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः ।
अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत् ॥
Transliteración
bandhurātmātmanastasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ |
anātmanastu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatruvat ||
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Traducción
The Self is the friend of the self of him by whom the self has been conered by the Self, but to the unconered self, this Self stands in the position of an enemy, like an (external) foe.
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The self is a friend to the one who has mastered himself by the self. But for one who has not mastered himself, his own self acts with hostility, like an enemy.
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Explicación
Krishna explains the previous verse. When a person has mastered himself through his own effort, his self becomes a friend. When he has not, the same self acts like an enemy, working against his good. The repeated play on the word ātman shows a mind divided against itself. Mastery here does not mean harsh suppression but bringing the scattered and impulsive parts of the person under the direction of clear understanding. The verse is a practical description of inner conflict and its resolution.
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