bhrasyaty anusmrtis cittam
jnana-bhramsah smrti-ksaye
tad-rodham kavayah prahur
bhrasyati-becomes destroyed; anusmrtih-constantly thinking; cittam-consciousness; jnana-bhramsah-bereft of real knowledge; smrti-ksaye-by destruction of remembrance; tat-rodham-choking that process; kavayah-great learned scholars; prahuh-have opined; atma-of the soul; apahnavam-destruction; atmanah-of the soul.