सन्तुष्टोऽपि न सन्तुष्टः खिन्नोऽपि न च खिद्यते । तस्याश्चर्यदशां तां तां तादृशा एव जानते ॥
santuṣṭo'pi na santuṣṭaḥ khinno'pi na ca khidyate | tasyāścaryadaśāṃ tāṃ tāṃ tādṛśā eva jānate ||
Though pleased, he is not pleased; though pained, he is not pained. Only those like him know that wondrous state of his.
वह प्रसन्न होकर भी प्रसन्न नहीं होता, दुखी होकर भी दुखी नहीं होता। उसकी उस अद्भुत दशा को उसी जैसे लोग जानते हैं।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Joy and pain still come, but they pass through without taking over. This is hard to explain to someone who has not tasted it.
सुख और दुख आते हैं, पर वे गुज़र जाते हैं, मन पर कब्ज़ा नहीं करते। जिसने यह अनुभव नहीं किया, उसे यह समझाना कठिन है।
Ashtavakra, continuing his final teaching to Janaka on the person of steady wisdom, says the wise one is pleased yet not pleased, pained yet not pained, a wondrous state only the like-minded understand.