क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः । स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥ ६३ ॥
krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛiti-vibhramaḥ smṛiti-bhranśhād buddhi-nāśho buddhi-nāśhāt praṇaśhyati
Translation
Anger leads to complete delusion, and delusion to loss of memory. When memory is lost, discrimination is destroyed; and when discrimination is destroyed, one is ruined.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
क्रोध से पूर्ण मोह उत्पन्न होता है, और मोह से स्मृति का नाश होता है। स्मृति के नष्ट होने पर बुद्धि नष्ट हो जाती है, और बुद्धि के नष्ट होने पर मनुष्य का पतन हो जाता है।
Commentary
This completes the chain begun in 2.62: attachment to desire, desire to anger, and now anger through delusion and lost memory to the destruction of discernment itself — the very faculty a person would need to catch the process early and stop it. Together, the two verses are often cited as the Gita's clearest account of how self-control fails, one small step at a time rather than all at once.