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Bhagavad Gita 2.69

Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge) · सांख्ययोग

या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी ।यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः ॥

yā niśā sarvabhūtānāṃ tasyāṃ jāgarti saṃyamī |yasyāṃ jāgrati bhūtāni sā niśā paśyato muneḥ ||

Meaning of Gita 2.69 in English

What is night for all beings is when the self-controlled person is awake; and what others are awake to is night for the sage who truly sees.

गीता 2.69 का हिंदी अर्थ

जो सब प्राणियों के लिए रात है, उसमें संयमी जागता है; और जिसमें सब प्राणी जागते हैं, वह ज्ञानी मुनि के लिए रात है।

different prioritiesspiritual awarenessstanding apart

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.