Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 62
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते । सङ्गात्सञ्जायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते
dhyāyato viṣayānpuṃsaḥ saṅgasteṣūpajāyate | saṅgātsañjāyate kāmaḥ kāmātkrodho'bhijāyate
Translation
When a man thinks of objects, attachment for them arises. From attachment arises desire; from desire arises wrath.
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- dhyāyataḥ
- (of the) meditating
- viṣayān
- (on) objects (of the senses)
- puṃsaḥ
- of the man
- saṅgaḥ
- attachment
- teṣu
- in them
- upajāyate
- is born
- saṅgāt
- from attachment
- sañjāyate
- arises
- kāmaḥ
- desire
- kāmāt
- from desire
- krodhaḥ
- anger
- abhijāyate
- is produced
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
Even when one merely thinks of sense-objects, attachment (saṅga) for them is born. From attachment springs desire (kāma) — the longing to possess. From thwarted desire arises wrath (krodha) — anger at whatever obstructs. The progression begins with what seems an innocent mental dwelling and ends in the agitation of anger.