Ashtavakra Gita · Verse 10.4 · Ashtavakra speaks
Bondage consists only in desire, and its destruction is said to be liberation. By non-attachment to the world alone is attained constant joy of the realization of the Self.
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तृष्णामात्रात्मकः
tṛṣṇāmātrātmakaḥ
consisting solely of craving
compound adjective, masculine, nominative singular; tṛṣṇā + mātra + ātmaka
This compound distils the Advaita–Vedānta teaching that bondage has no independent ontological status; it is simply tṛṣṇā (craving) experienced as constraint. There is no external agent binding the soul.
बन्धः
bandhaḥ
bondage
noun, masculine, nominative singular
Bandha in Advaita is not a metaphysical chain but the mis-identification of the Self with body-mind and the resulting craving. Its nature is purely cognitive.
तन्नाशः
tannāśaḥ
its (desire's) destruction
compound noun, masculine, nominative singular; tat + nāśa
मोक्षः
mokṣaḥ
liberation
noun, masculine, nominative singular
Mokṣa (liberation) here is defined not as a state reached after death or through ritual but as the present dissolution of tṛṣṇā. This is the jīvanmukti teaching characteristic of the Aṣṭāvakragītā.
उच्यते
ucyate
is said, is called
verb, passive, present, 3rd person singular, from √vac
भवासंसक्तिमात्रेण
bhavāsaṃsaktimātreṇa
by non-attachment to existence alone
compound noun, neuter, instrumental singular; bhava + asaṃsakti + mātra
Bhava (phenomenal existence) + asaṃsakti (non-attachment) + mātra (alone, merely) — the teaching that detachment from the world of becoming is itself sufficient for the joy of Self-realization, without elaborate practice.
प्राप्तितुष्टिः
prāptituṣṭiḥ
satisfaction in attainment
compound noun, feminine, nominative singular; prāpti + tuṣṭi
मुहुर्मुहुः
muhur muhuḥ
again and again, constantly
adverb (dvandva reduplication)