BG - 2.63

क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः। स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति।।2.63।।

krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛiti-vibhramaḥ smṛiti-bhranśhād buddhi-nāśho buddhi-nāśhāt praṇaśhyati

• krodhāt - from anger
• bhavati - comes
• sammohaḥ - clouding of judgement
• sammohāt - from clouding of judgement
• smṛiti - memory
• vibhramaḥ - bewilderment
• smṛiti-bhranśhāt - from bewilderment of memory
• buddhi-nāśhaḥ - destruction of intellect
• buddhi-nāśhāt - from destruction of intellect
• praṇaśhyati - one is ruined

Translation

Anger leads to delusion, which causes loss of memory; this, in turn, leads to the destruction of discrimination, resulting in destruction.

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