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Bhagavad Gita 2.62

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते। सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।

dhyāyato viṣhayān puṁsaḥ saṅgas teṣhūpajāyate saṅgāt sañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmāt krodho ’bhijāyate

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
dhyāyataḥdhyāyataḥcontemplating
viṣhayānviṣhayānsense objects
puṁsaḥpuṁsaḥof a person
saṅgaḥsaṅgaḥattachment
teṣhuteṣhuto them (sense objects)
upajāyateupajāyatearises
saṅgātsaṅgātfrom attachment
sañjāyatesañjāyatedevelops
kāmaḥkāmaḥdesire
kāmātkāmātfrom desire
krodhaḥkrodhaḥanger
abhijāyateabhijāyatearises

When one thinks of objects, attachment to them arises; from attachment, desire is born; from desire, anger arises.

विषयों का चिन्तन करने वाले पुरुष की उसमें आसक्ति हो जाती है? आसक्ति से इच्छा और इच्छा से क्रोध उत्पन्न होता है।।