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dṛṣṭa-anu-śravika-viṣaya-vitṛṣṇasya vaśīkāra-saṃjñā-vairãgyam

दृष्टानुश्रविकविषयवितृष्णस्य वशीकारसंज्णावैराग्यम्

Absence of thirst towards objects, either as seen or following heard spiritual teachings, is the acknowledgement of the mastery of dispassion

dṛṣṭa - seen

anu - follow

śravika - heard spiritual teachings

viṣaya - object

vitṛṣṇasya - absence of thirst

vaśīkāra - mastery

saṃjñā - acknowledgment

vairāgya - dispassion

Commentary by T Krishnamacharya:

Detachment can imply an attachment elsewhere.

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

Absence of thirst towards objects, whether material or spiritual, is the acknowledgement of the mastery of dispassion.