Dnyaneshwari
Ch. 2, Verse 203
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी । यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः ॥
जेथ समस्त भूतें निजलीं । तेथ तो एकु जागा भलीं । आणि जेथ जीव जागे झाले । तेथ निजला तो ॥
"Where all beings have fallen asleep, there he alone is wide awake; and where the creatures are awake, there he is asleep."
समस्त
Adjective
samasta
सर्व
all
भूतें
Noun
bhūteṃ
प्राणी किंवा जीव
beings
निजलीं
Verb
nijalīṃ
झोपली
slept
जागा
Adjective
jāgā
जागृत
awake
भलीं
Adverb
bhalīṃ
चांगल्या प्रकारे
well
💡 Meaning
Where all beings are asleep (in ignorance), the sage is wide awake (in self-realization). Where all beings are awake (in worldly affairs), the sage is asleep (detached).