श्रीभगवानुवाच । काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः । महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम् ॥ ३७ ॥
śhrī bhagavān uvācha kāma eṣha krodha eṣha rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ mahāśhano mahā-pāpmā viddhyenam iha vairiṇam
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: It is desire, it is anger, born of the quality of rajas — all-devouring and most sinful. Know this to be the enemy here.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
श्रीभगवान बोले: रजोगुण से उत्पन्न यह काम ही क्रोध है; यह बहुत खाने वाला (कभी तृप्त न होने वाला) और महापापी है — इसे ही तुम इस विषय में शत्रु जानो।
Commentary
Krishna's diagnosis: kāma, desire, which turns into krodha, anger, when blocked. They are one force with two faces, born of rajas (restless activity). Mahāśhanaḥ — "great eater" — because desire is never satisfied, however much it is fed.