मोह

Moha (मोह) means a fog or delusion of the mind in which understanding is veiled and a person cannot tell what is right. In the Gita this feeling appears for Arjuna's confusion in verse 2.7, where he calls his mind bewildered about dharma. And at the end of the whole conversation he says that his delusion is destroyed (18.73). In this way the start and the end of moha are the two ends of Arjuna's journey.

Moha is related to despondency, but the two are not the same. Despondency is the state of sinking. Moha is the fog behind that sinking, in which the difference between right and wrong is lost.

Common misreading: taking moha to mean only love, attachment or fondness.

Better sense: in the Gita moha is the confusion that veils understanding. It may be linked to attachment to those one loves, but its centre is not attachment; it is the blurring of discernment. The way out is an honest question and guidance.

To read more, see the topic Arjuna's Despondency.