सुखमात्यन्तिकं यत्तद्बुद्धिग्राह्यमतीन्द्रियम् ।वेत्ति यत्र न चैवायं स्थितश्चलति तत्त्वतः ॥
sukham ātyantikaṃ yat tad buddhigrāhyam atīndriyam |vetti yatra na caivāyaṃ sthitaś calati tattvataḥ ||
- सुखम् · sukham
- joy
- आत्यन्तिकम् · ātyantikam
- boundless, supreme
- बुद्धिग्राह्यम् · buddhigrāhyam
- grasped by intellect
- अतीन्द्रियम् · atīndriyam
- beyond the senses
- वेत्ति · vetti
- he knows
- स्थितः · sthitaḥ
- established
- न चलति · na calati
- does not move
- तत्त्वतः · tattvataḥ
- from truth
“When he knows that boundless joy, grasped by the intellect beyond the senses, wherein established he never moves from truth —”
— Original plain-language translation
Supreme joy is placed beyond sense-range yet within intellect's reach. Once tasted, it anchors the yogi against all displacement. Permanence distinguishes this happiness from contact-pleasures.
— Reader's notes (original)