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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 69 (2.69) means: What is night for all other beings is waking for the disciplined; and what all others are awake to is night for the sage who sees.
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
What is night for all other beings is waking for the disciplined; and what all others are awake to is night for the sage who sees.
जो सब प्राणियों के लिए रात है, वह संयमी के लिए जागरण है; और जिसमें सब जागते हैं, वह देखने वाले मुनि के लिए रात है।
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It is verse 69 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.
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