BG - 2.69

या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी। यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः।।2.69।।

yā niśhā sarva-bhūtānāṁ tasyāṁ jāgarti sanyamī yasyāṁ jāgrati bhūtāni sā niśhā paśhyato muneḥ

• yā - which
• niśhā - night
• sarva-bhūtānām - of all living beings
• tasyām - in that
• jāgarti - is awake
• sanyamī - self-controlled
• yasyām - in which
• jāgrati - are awake
• bhūtāni - creatures
• sā - that
• niśhā - night
• paśhyataḥ - see
• muneḥ - sage

Translation

That which is night to all beings, in that the self-controlled man is awake; when all beings are awake, that is night for the sage who sees.

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