• Vairagya (vairāgya): Renunciation or desire to give up worldly pleasures and attachments. It is an active, intentional attitude or vow to move away from desires and enjoyments of the senses. In Jainism it is the motive or striving phase — the decision to steer away from attachment to objects, people, and pleasures.

• Vitraga (vitarāga / vitrāga): The state of dispassion and detachment. It is the resulting mental steadiness where one is free from craving and attachment. It is more about the mind’s condition of non-attachment, rather than the initial act of renunciation.

Difference in simple terms:

• Vairagya is the inner resolve and effort to renounce.
• Vitraga is the achieved condition of being detached and dispassionate.

Notes:

• In Jain practice, both are important: vairagya motivates renunciation, while vitraga represents the stable, detached mindset that accompanies it.
• If you want, I can explain how these terms are used in specific Jain sutras or shvetambar/digambar contexts.