Dnyaneshwari
Ch. 2, Verse 324
क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः स्मृतिविभ्रमः । स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥
मग स्मृति ते भ्रंशे । तेथ बुद्धिचा नाश असे । जैसा सूर्य अस्ता जाय तैसें । होय तया ॥
"Then the memory is lost, and there follows the destruction of the intellect; as the sun sets, so does his life fall into darkness."
स्मृति
Noun
smriti
आठवण किंवा जाणीव
memory or mindfulness
भ्रंशे
Verb
bhranshe
नष्ट होणे किंवा ढळणे
to fail or slip away
बुद्धिचा
Noun
buddhicha
विवेकाचा किंवा बुद्धीचा
of the intellect
नाश
Noun
naash
विनाश किंवा शेवट
destruction
अस्ता
Noun
asta
मावळणे
setting (as in sunset)
💡 Meaning
Then the memory fails, leading to the destruction of the intellect. Just as it happens when the sun sets, so is the state of that person.