BG 2.63

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः ।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद्बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥
krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛti-vibhramaḥ
smṛti-bhraṁśād buddhi-nāśo buddhi-nāśāt praṇaśyati

Word-for-word meanings

krodhāt — from anger;  sammohaḥ — delusion;  bhavati — takes place;  sammohāt — [and] from delusion;  vibhramaḥ — [there is] distortion;  smṛti — of memory;  smṛti-bhraṁśāt — from distortion of memory;  buddhi-nāśaḥ — [there is] loss of discernment;  buddhi-nāśāt — [and] from loss of discernment;  praṇaśyati — one perishes.

Translation

From anger comes delusion, and from delusion memory is distorted. From distortion of memory discernment is lost, and when discernment is lost, one perishes.

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