BG - 9.12

मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः। राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।

moghāśhā mogha-karmāṇo mogha-jñānā vichetasaḥ rākṣhasīm āsurīṁ chaiva prakṛitiṁ mohinīṁ śhritāḥ

• mogha-āśhāḥ - of vain hopes
• mogha-karmāṇaḥ - of vain actions
• mogha-jñānāḥ - of baffled knowledge
• vichetasaḥ - deluded
• rākṣhasīm - demoniac
• āsurīm - atheistic
• cha - and
• eva - certainly
• prakṛitim - material energy
• mohinīm - bewildered
• śhritāḥ - take shelter

Translation

They are possessed of the deceitful nature of demons and undivine beings, filled with vain hopes, vain actions, and vain knowledge that is senseless.

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