BG - 2.62

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते। सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।

dhyāyato viṣhayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣhūpajāyate saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho ’bhijāyate

• dhyāyataḥ - contemplating
• viṣhayān - sense objects
• puṁsaḥ - of a person
• saṅgaḥ - attachment
• teṣhu - to them (sense objects)
• upajāyate - arises
• saṅgāt - from attachment
• sañjāyate - develops
• kāmaḥ - desire
• kāmāt - from desire
• krodhaḥ - anger
• abhijāyate - arises

Translation

When one thinks of objects, attachment to them arises; from attachment, desire is born; from desire, anger arises.

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