बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः | अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्
bandhurātmātmanastasya yenātmaivātmanā jitaḥ . anātmanastu śatrutve vartetātmaiva śatruvat
Für denjenigen, dessen Selbst durch das (höhere) Selbst bezwungen wurde, ist das Selbst der Freund des Selbstes. Doch für den, der sein Selbst nicht bezwungen hat, verhält sich das Selbst selbst feindlich wie ein Feind.
Of him, by whom has been conered his very self by the self, his self is the friend of his self. But, for one who has not conered his self, his self itself acts inimically like an enemy.
Dieser Vers vertieft die Aussage des vorherigen Verses. Er erklärt, dass das Selbst zum Freund wird, wenn das niedere Selbst (der Geist mit seinen Leidenschaften) durch das höhere Selbst (die Vernunft und spirituelle Einsicht) bezwungen und kontrolliert wird. Ist das Selbst jedoch unbeherrscht, so wirkt es wie ein Feind, der den Menschen in Leid und Samsara (Kreislauf von Geburt und Tod) verstrickt.
Coner the lower mind through the higher mind. The lower mind is your enemy. The higher mind is your friend. If you make friendship with the higher mind you can subdue the lower mind ite easily. The lower mind is filled with Rajas and Tamas (passion and darkness). The higher mind is filled with Sattva or purity.The Self is the friend of one who is selfcontrolled? and who has subjugated the lower mind and the senses. But the Self is an enemy of one who has no selfrestraint? and who has not subdued the lower mind and the senses. Just as an external enemy does harm to him? so also his own (lower) self (mind) does harm to him. The lower mind injures him severely. The highest Self or Atman is the primary Self. Mind also is self. This is the secondary self.