Ashtavakra Gita · Verse 15.2 · Ashtavakra speaks
Distaste for sense-objects is liberation; love for sense-objects is bondage. Such verily is Knowledge. Now do as you please.
Word by word
मोक्षः
mokṣaḥ
liberation
noun, masculine, nominative singular
Liberation is here defined experientially as the mind's turning away in distaste from the objects of the senses.
विषयवैरस्यम्
viṣayavairasyam
distaste for sense-objects
noun, neuter, nominative singular
बन्धः
bandhaḥ
bondage
noun, masculine, nominative singular
Bondage is nothing other than relish for and attachment to sense-objects; the sole duty of the aspirant follows from this.
वैषयिकः
vaiṣayikaḥ
relating to sense-objects
adjective, masculine, nominative singular
रसः
rasaḥ
pleasurable attachment, relish
noun, masculine, nominative singular
एतावत्
etāvat
this much
adjective, neuter, nominative singular
एव
eva
verily
indeclinable
विज्ञानम्
vijñānam
Knowledge
noun, neuter, nominative singular
The whole of essential spiritual knowledge is condensed into discerning bondage from liberation.
यथा
yathā
as
adverb
इच्छसि
icchasi
you wish
verb, present, 2nd person singular
तथा
tathā
so
adverb
कुरु
kuru
do
verb, imperative, 2nd person singular