Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 69 (2.69)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 69 (2.69)
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी । यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः | | २-६९ | |
yā niśhā sarvabhūtānāṁ tasyāṁ jāgarti saṁyamī yasyāṁ jāgrati bhūtāni sā niśhā paśhyato muneḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- य
(Ya)— सभी प्राणी(what is night for all beings) - इश
(nisha)— इश(that is night) - सर्वभूतानाम्
(sarva-bhutanam)— सभी प्राणी(what is night for all beings) - तय
(tasyam)— तय(in that the disciplined one is awake) - जगइ
(jagarti)— जगइ(in that the disciplined one is awake) - सयइ
(samyami)— सयइ(in that the disciplined one is awake)
Line 2:
- यय
(yasyam)— यय(where beings are awake) - जरइ
(jagrati)— जरइ(where beings are awake) - भूतानि
(bhutani)— प्राणी(where beings are awake) - सः
(sa)— वह(that is night) - इश
(nisha)— इश(that is night) - पयत
(pashyatah)— पयत(for the seeing sage) - उए
(muneh)— उए(for the seeing sage)
English: What is night to all beings is wakefulness to the disciplined; what others wake to is night to the sage who sees.
Learnings from Shloka 69:
- Different values:: The goals of a spiritually aware person are often the opposite of conventional worldly pursuits.
- Stay awake to truth:: Be conscious and alert to your inner growth, even when the world around you is asleep to it.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 2.69 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
The wise person and the worldly person live in completely different realities. What the world values (material success, sensory pleasure) is seen as transient by the wise, who focus on inner awareness.