The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.180.24

3.180.24

sukhaduḥkhātītaṃ padameva nāstītyuktarūpaṃ brahmāpyākṣipati | vedyamiti | padaṃ padanīyaṃ prāpyasthānam ||

[The opponent] raises an objection even against Brahman characterized as described above, thinking, "There is simply no state that is beyond pleasure and pain," [with the word] *vedyam* ("to be known"). *Padam* means that which is to be attained, the destination.