Verse 2.63
क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः ।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥
Transliteration
krodhādbhavati sammohaḥ sammohātsmṛtivibhramaḥ |
smṛtibhraṃśād buddhināśo buddhināśātpraṇaśyati ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
From anger comes delusion; from delusion loss of memory; from loss of memory the destruction of discrimination; from the destruction of discrimination he perishes.
From the owner's sheet · +1 more
From anger comes delusion, from delusion the wandering of memory, from the loss of memory the ruin of understanding, and with the ruin of understanding one is lost.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
The chain continues. From anger arises delusion (sammoha); from delusion, confusion of memory; from the loss of memory, the destruction of understanding (buddhi); and with the destruction of understanding, the person is ruined. Memory here likely refers to remembering one's values and lessons. Anger clouds judgement, a person forgets what they know, and then discernment fails. Together with the previous verse, this gives a clear map of how a small habit of thought can lead step by step to a serious fall.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08