महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-23

मोहजालस्य योनिर्हि मूढैरेव समागमः ।
अहन्यहनि धर्मस्य योनिः साधुसमागमः ॥२३॥

23. mohajālasya yonirhi mūḍhaireva samāgamaḥ ,
ahanyahani dharmasya yoniḥ sādhusamāgamaḥ.

23. mohajālasya yoniḥ hi mūḍhaiḥ eva samāgamaḥ
ahanyahani dharmasya yoniḥ sādhusamāgamaḥ

23. Indeed, association (samāgama) with the foolish is the origin of the net of delusion. Day by day, association (samāgama) with good people is the origin of natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• मोहजालस्य (mohajālasya) - of the net of delusion

• योनिः (yoniḥ) - source, origin, womb, place of birth

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• मूढैः (mūḍhaiḥ) - by the foolish, with fools

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

• समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - association, meeting, coming together

• अहन्यहनि (ahanyahani) - day by day, every day, daily

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law (dharma) (of dharma, of natural law, of virtue, of duty)

• योनिः (yoniḥ) - source, origin, womb, place of birth

• साधुसमागमः (sādhusamāgamaḥ) - association with good people, meeting with saints

Words meanings and morphology

मोहजालस्य (mohajālasya) - of the net of delusion

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of mohajāla

mohajāla - net of delusion, snare of illusion

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (moha+jāla)

• moha – delusion, illusion, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• jāla – net, snare, web
  noun (neuter)

योनिः (yoniḥ) - source, origin, womb, place of birth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - source, origin, womb, place of birth, species

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

मूढैः (mūḍhaiḥ) - by the foolish, with fools

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, ignorant, deluded, a fool

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √muh (to be deluded)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: 'Instrumental' case can indicate association.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, precisely

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - association, meeting, coming together

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - association, meeting, union, coming together

derived from sam-ā-√gam (to come together)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

अहन्यहनि (ahanyahani) - day by day, every day, daily

(indeclinable)

adverbial reduplication of ahan (day)

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law (dharma) (of dharma, of natural law, of virtue, of duty)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness, religion, intrinsic nature

derived from √dhṛ (to uphold, to support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

योनिः (yoniḥ) - source, origin, womb, place of birth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - source, origin, womb, place of birth, species

Note: Predicate noun for 'sādhusamāgamaḥ'.

साधुसमागमः (sādhusamāgamaḥ) - association with good people, meeting with saints

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhusamāgama

sādhusamāgama - association with good people, meeting with saints or virtuous persons

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (sādhu+samāgama)

• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous, saintly person
  adjective (masculine)
• samāgama – association, meeting, coming together
  noun (masculine)
  derived from sam-ā-√gam
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.