महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-47, verse-48

यो मोहयति भूतानि स्नेहरागानुबन्धनैः ।
सर्गस्य रक्षणार्थाय तस्मै मोहात्मने नमः ॥४८॥

48. yo mohayati bhūtāni sneharāgānubandhanaiḥ ,
sargasya rakṣaṇārthāya tasmai mohātmane namaḥ.

48. yaḥ mohayati bhūtāni sneharāgānubandhanaiḥ
sargasya rakṣaṇārthāya tasmai mohātmane namaḥ

48. namaḥ tasmai mohātmane yaḥ sargasya rakṣaṇārthāya
sneharāgānubandhanaiḥ bhūtāni mohayati

48. Salutations to that Self (ātman) of delusion, who deludes all beings with the bonds of affection and attachment, for the sake of protecting creation.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• मोहयति (mohayati) - deludes, bewilders, causes to be mistaken

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

• स्नेहरागानुबन्धनैः (sneharāgānubandhanaiḥ) - by the bonds of affection and attachment

• सर्गस्य (sargasya) - of creation, of emanation

• रक्षणार्थाय (rakṣaṇārthāya) - for the purpose of protection, for the sake of protection

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to that, for that

• मोहात्मने (mohātmane) - to the Self (ātman) of delusion

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutations, homage, bow

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

मोहयति (mohayati) - deludes, bewilders, causes to be mistaken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of mohayati

causative

Causative form of the root √muh.

Root: √muh (class 4)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

past passive participle

Derived from the root √bhū (to be, to become).

Root: √bhū (class 1)

स्नेहरागानुबन्धनैः (sneharāgānubandhanaiḥ) - by the bonds of affection and attachment

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sneharāgānubandhana

sneharāgānubandhana - the bonds of affection and attachment

Compound of 'sneha' (affection), 'rāga' (attachment), and 'anubandhana' (bond).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (sneha+rāga+anubandhana)

• sneha – affection, love, tenderness, oiliness
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √snih (to be sticky, to be affectionate).
  Root: √snih (class 4)
• rāga – attachment, passion, color, melody
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √rañj (to color, to be attached).
  Root: √rañj (class 1)
• anubandhana – bond, connection, tie, sequence
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from anu-√bandh (to bind after, to connect).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: √bandh (class 9)

सर्गस्य (sargasya) - of creation, of emanation

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarga

sarga - creation, emission, chapter, section

action noun

Derived from the root √sṛj (to create, to emit) with prefix 'sa'.

Prefix: sa

Root: √sṛj (class 6)

रक्षणार्थाय (rakṣaṇārthāya) - for the purpose of protection, for the sake of protection

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of rakṣaṇārtha

rakṣaṇārtha - purpose of protection

Compound of 'rakṣaṇa' (protection) and 'artha' (purpose).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rakṣaṇa+artha)

• rakṣaṇa – protection, guarding
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from the root √rakṣ (to protect).
  Root: √rakṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

तस्मै (tasmai) - to that, for that

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मोहात्मने (mohātmane) - to the Self (ātman) of delusion

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of mohātman

mohātman - the Self (ātman) as delusion; the deluding Self

Compound type : tatpurusha (moha+ātman)

• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root √muh (to be deluded).
  Root: √muh (class 4)
• ātman – Self, soul, essence, individual soul, Supreme Soul
  noun (masculine)

नमः (namaḥ) - salutations, homage, bow

(indeclinable)

Root: √nam (class 1)