महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-156

कश्मलं यत्र पार्थस्य वासुदेवो महामतिः ।
मोहजं नाशयामास हेतुभिर्मोक्षदर्शनैः ॥१५६॥

156. kaśmalaṁ yatra pārthasya vāsudevo mahāmatiḥ ,
mohajaṁ nāśayāmāsa hetubhirmokṣadarśanaiḥ.

156. kaśmalam yatra pārthasya vāsudevaḥ mahāmatiḥ
mohajam nāśayāmāsa hetubhiḥ mokṣadarśanaiḥ

156. In which Vāsudeva, the greatly wise one, dispelled Arjuna's delusion, born of ignorance, with arguments that illuminate the path to liberation.

Words meanings summery:

• कश्मलम् (kaśmalam) - delusion, mental distress (confusion, delusion, despondency)

• यत्र (yatra) - in which (where, in which)

• पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna (of Arjuna (son of Pṛthā))

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded, highly wise (great-minded, highly intelligent)

• मोहगम् (mohagam) - born of delusion (referring to kaśmalam) (born of delusion/infatuation)

• नाशयामास (nāśayāmāsa) - dispelled, destroyed (he destroyed, he caused to perish)

• हेतुभिः (hetubhiḥ) - with arguments (by means of reasons, with arguments)

• मोक्षदर्शनैः (mokṣadarśanaiḥ) - with arguments that illuminate liberation (by means of the visions/teachings of liberation)

Words meanings and morphology

कश्मलम् (kaśmalam) - delusion, mental distress (confusion, delusion, despondency)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kaśmala

kaśmala - unclean, impure, confusion, stupor, despondency

Note: object of 'nāśayāmāsa'

यत्र (yatra) - in which (where, in which)

(indeclinable)

पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna (of Arjuna (son of Pṛthā))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī), a king

derived from Pṛthā (Kuntī)

Note: possessive, referring to kaśmalam

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Kṛṣṇa (son of Vasudeva), a name of Viṣṇu

derived from Vasudeva

Note: subject of 'nāśayāmāsa'

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded, highly wise (great-minded, highly intelligent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great-minded, highly intelligent, wise

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahant+mati)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• mati – mind, thought, intelligence, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: agrees with vāsudevaḥ

मोहगम् (mohagam) - born of delusion (referring to kaśmalam) (born of delusion/infatuation)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mohaja

mohaja - born of delusion, produced by infatuation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (moha+ja)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root muh
  Root: muh (class 4)
• ja – born, produced from, descendant
  adjective
  suffix meaning 'born'
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: agrees with kaśmalam

नाशयामास (nāśayāmāsa) - dispelled, destroyed (he destroyed, he caused to perish)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of nāśaya

causative

causative of naś

Root: naś (class 4)

हेतुभिः (hetubhiḥ) - with arguments (by means of reasons, with arguments)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, argument, motive

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: instrument for nāśayāmāsa

मोक्षदर्शनैः (mokṣadarśanaiḥ) - with arguments that illuminate liberation (by means of the visions/teachings of liberation)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mokṣadarśana

mokṣadarśana - vision of liberation, doctrine of liberation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+darśana)

• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, release, salvation
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root muc
  Root: muc (class 6)
• darśana – seeing, looking, vision, doctrine, philosophy
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: agrees with hetubhiḥ