महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-31, verse-12

मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः ।
राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः ॥१२॥

12. moghāśā moghakarmāṇo moghajñānā vicetasaḥ ,
rākṣasīmāsurīṁ caiva prakṛtiṁ mohinīṁ śritāḥ.

12. moghāśāḥ moghakarmāṇaḥ moghajñānāḥ vicetasaḥ
rākṣasīm āsurīm ca eva prakṛtim mohinīm śritāḥ

12. (te) moghāśāḥ moghakarmāṇaḥ moghajñānāḥ vicetasaḥ
ca eva rākṣasīm āsurīm mohinīm prakṛtim śritāḥ

12. They are of vain hopes, vain actions (karma), and vain knowledge, with confused minds, having resorted to the delusive nature (prakṛti) of fiends and demons.

Words meanings summery:

• मोघाशाः (moghāśāḥ) - Whose hopes are futile. (of vain hopes)

• मोघकर्माणः (moghakarmāṇaḥ) - Whose ritual actions (karma) yield no fruit. (of vain actions, whose actions are futile)

• मोघज्ञानाः (moghajñānāḥ) - Whose spiritual knowledge is barren. (of vain knowledge, whose knowledge is futile)

• विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - Whose intelligence is perverted. (of confused minds, bewildered, senseless)

• राक्षसीम् (rākṣasīm) - The nature (prakṛti) of demons. (demonic, fiendish)

• आसुरीम् (āsurīm) - The nature (prakṛti) of asuras. (devilish, titanic, demoniac)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes. (indeed, certainly, only)

• प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - The delusive nature (prakṛti). (nature, material cause)

• मोहिनीम् (mohinīm) - That which causes delusion. (deluding, bewildering, enchanting)

• श्रिताः (śritāḥ) - They have adopted this nature. (having resorted to, taken refuge in, embraced)

Words meanings and morphology

मोघाशाः (moghāśāḥ) - Whose hopes are futile. (of vain hopes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of moghāśā

moghāśā - of vain hopes, whose hopes are futile

bahuvrīhi compound: mogha (vain) + āśā (hope)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mogha+āśā)

• mogha – vain, futile, useless
  adjective (masculine)
• āśā – hope, expectation
  noun (feminine)
  from root aś (to reach, to obtain)
  Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'they'.

मोघकर्माणः (moghakarmāṇaḥ) - Whose ritual actions (karma) yield no fruit. (of vain actions, whose actions are futile)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of moghakarmāṇ

moghakarmāṇ - of vain actions, whose actions are futile

bahuvrīhi compound: mogha (vain) + karmaṇ (action)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mogha+karmaṇ)

• mogha – vain, futile, useless
  adjective (masculine)
• karmaṇ – action, deed, work, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'they'.

मोघज्ञानाः (moghajñānāḥ) - Whose spiritual knowledge is barren. (of vain knowledge, whose knowledge is futile)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mogajñāna

mogajñāna - of vain knowledge, whose knowledge is futile

bahuvrīhi compound: mogha (vain) + jñāna (knowledge)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mogha+jñāna)

• mogha – vain, futile, useless
  adjective (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'they'.

विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - Whose intelligence is perverted. (of confused minds, bewildered, senseless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vicetas

vicetas - confused in mind, senseless, bewildered

bahuvrīhi compound: vi (apart, astray) + cetas (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+cetas)

• vi – apart, asunder, astray, confused
  indeclinable
  prefix
• cetas – mind, consciousness, intelligence
  noun (neuter)
  from root cit (to perceive, to understand)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'they'.

राक्षसीम् (rākṣasīm) - The nature (prakṛti) of demons. (demonic, fiendish)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rākṣasī

rākṣasī - demonic, belonging to rākṣasas

feminine form of rākṣasa (demon)

Note: Qualifies `prakṛtim`.

आसुरीम् (āsurīm) - The nature (prakṛti) of asuras. (devilish, titanic, demoniac)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āsurī

āsurī - demoniac, devilish, belonging to Asuras

feminine form of āsura (demoniac)

Note: Qualifies `prakṛtim`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `rākṣasīm` and `āsurīm`.

एव (eva) - Emphasizes. (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - The delusive nature (prakṛti). (nature, material cause)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, origin, primordial matter, material cause

from pra (forth) + root kṛ (to make, to do) + ti suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of `śritāḥ`.

मोहिनीम् (mohinīm) - That which causes delusion. (deluding, bewildering, enchanting)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mohinī

mohinī - deluding, bewildering, enchanting, fascinating

Present Active Participle (feminine)

from root muh (to be bewildered, to delude)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `prakṛtim`.

श्रिताः (śritāḥ) - They have adopted this nature. (having resorted to, taken refuge in, embraced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrita

śrita - resorted to, dependent on, taken refuge in, embraced

Past Passive Participle

from root śri (to resort to, to lean on)

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'they'.