असम्यक्प्रेक्षणान्मोहाच्चेतःसत्तां गृहीतवत् ।संमोहबीजकणिकां तमोऽर्कादिव दृश्यते
In plain words
From improper seeing, from moha, [ajñāna,] having taken hold of the being of the cetas -- that tiny seed-grain of utter moha -- is seen, like darkness [arising] from the sun.