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Chapter 9, Slok 12

Text

moghAzA moghakarmANo moghajJAnA vicetasaH | rAkSasImAsurIM caiva prakRtiM mohinIM zritAH ||9-12||

Transliteration

moghāśā moghakarmāṇo moghajñānā vicetasaḥ . rākṣasīmāsurīṃ caiva prakṛtiṃ mohinīṃ śritāḥ ||9-12||

Meanings

9.12 Senseless men entertain a nature which is deluding and akin to that of Raksasas (fiends) and Asuras (monsters). Their hopes are vain, acts are vain and knowledge is vain. - Adi