BG 9.12
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः ।
राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः ॥
राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः ॥
moghāśā mogha-karmāṇo mogha-jñānā vicetasaḥ
rākṣasīm āsurīṁ caiva prakṛtiṁ mohinīṁ śritāḥ
rākṣasīm āsurīṁ caiva prakṛtiṁ mohinīṁ śritāḥ
Word-for-word meanings
vicetasaḥ — those whose minds are thus bewildered; mogha-āśāḥ — [having] vain hopes; mogha-karmāṇaḥ — futile actions; mogha-jñānāḥ — [and] pointless knowledge; śritāḥ — have embraced; rākṣasīm — a malignant; āsurīm — materialistic; ca eva — and indeed; mohinīm — delusive; prakṛtim — nature.
Translation
Those whose minds are thus bewildered, being filled with vain hopes, futile actions, and pointless knowledge, have embraced a malignant, materialistic, and delusive nature.