ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ 9, Slok 12

Text

ಮೋಘಾಶಾ ಮೋಘಕರ್ಮಾಣೋ ಮೋಘಜ್ಞಾನಾ ವಿಚೇತಸಃ | ರಾಕ್ಷಸೀಮಾಸುರೀಂ ಚೈವ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಂ ಮೋಹಿನೀಂ ಶ್ರಿತಾಃ ||೯-೧೨||

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