Bhagavad Gita 2.63
Sankhya Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः | स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ||२-६३||
Transliteration
krodhādbhavati sammohaḥ sammohātsmṛtivibhramaḥ . smṛtibhraṃśād buddhināśo buddhināśātpraṇaśyati ||2-63||
From anger comes delusion; from delusion loss of memory; from loss of memory the destruction of discrimination; from the destruction of discrimination he perishes.
Word by Word
क्रोधात् from anger, भवति comes, संमोहः delusion, संमोहात् from delusion, स्मृतिविभ्रमः loss of memory, स्मृतिभ्रंशात् from loss of memory, बुद्धिनाशः the destruction of discriminatio, बुद्धिनाशात् from the,destruction of discrimination, प्रणश्यति (he) perishes
Classical Commentary
From anger arises delusion. When a man becomes angry he loses his power of discrimination between right and wrong. He will speak and do anything he likes. He will be swept away by the impulse of passion and emotion and will act irrationally.