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# eso va maggo natthabbo dassanassa visuddhiya

# etaj ca tumhe patipajjatha marassetaj pamohanaj

# (DhP 274)

Sentence Translation:

This is the path. There is no other for the purification of insight.
Enter upon this path. This is the deception of Mara.

Sentence Structure:
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eso va maggo na atthi abbo dassanassa visuddhiya
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Pron.m. part. N.m. neg. V.act.in. Adj.m. N.n. N.f.
Nom.Sg. | Nom.Sg. | 3.Sg.pres. Nom.Sg. Gen.Sg. Dat.Sg.
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|__________| |__________|___________|
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etaj ca tumhe patipajjatha marassa etaj pamohanaj
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Pron.m. conj. Pron. V.act. N.m. Pron.n N.n.
Acc.Sg. | Voc.Pl. 2.Pl.imp. Gen.Sg. Nom.Sg. Nom.Sg.
|_________| | | |_______|_______|
|__________|_______| |___|
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Vocabulary and Grammar:
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eso: Pron. etad-, this. Nom.Sg.m: eso.

va: a contracted form of eva, part.: just, only.

maggo: magga-, N.m.: road, path. Nom.Sg. = maggo.

na, neg.: not.

atthi, V.: is. The verb root is as- (to be). 3.Sg.act.in.pres. = atthi.
Euphonic combination: na + atthi = natthi.

abbo: abba-, Adj.: other, different. Nom.Sg.m. = abbo.
Euphonic combination: natthi + abbo = natthabbo.

dassanassa: dassana-, N.n.: seeing, insight. It is derived from the verb root das- (to see).
Gen.Sg. = dassanassa.

visuddhiya: visuddhi-, N.f.: brightness, purity, virtue. Dat.Sg. = visuddhiya.

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etaj: etad-, Pron.: this. Acc.Sg.m. = etaj.

ca, conj.: and.

tumhe: tvam-, Pron.: you. Voc.Pl. = tumhe.

patipajjatha, V.: enter upon, follow, go along. The verb root is pad- (to go) with the prefix pati- (along, on). 2.Pl.act.imp. = patipajjatha.

marassa: mara-, N.m.: Mara, personified death, the Evil One, devil. Gen.Sg. = marassa.

etaj: etad-, Pron.: this. Nom.Sg.n. = etaj.
Euphonic combination: marassa + etaj = marassetaj.

pamohanaj: pamohana-, N.n.: delusion, deception. It is derived from the verb root muh- (to be deluded) with the strengthening prefix pa-. Nom.Sg. = pamohanaj.

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This verse consists of four syntactically separate sentences. They are:
1) eso va maggo (this is the path). The subject is the pronoun eso (this, nominative singular). It is stressed by the particle eva (just). The verb is omitted, implying the verb "to be". The object is the noun maggo (path, nominative singular).
2) natthabbo dassanassa visuddhiya (there is no other for the purification of insight). The subject is the adjective abbo (other, nominative singular). The verb is atthi (is, 3rd person, singular, active, indicative, present tense). It is negated by the negative particle na (not). The verb has an attribute, the noun visuddhiya (for purification, dative singular). This word has also an attribute, the noun dassanassa (of insight, genitive singular).
3) etaj ca tumhe patipajjatha (enter upon this path). The subject is the pronoun tumhe (you, vocative plural). The verb is patipajjatha (enter upon, 2nd person, plural, active, imperative). The object is the pronoun etaj (this, accusative singular). The conjunction ca (and) serves mainly for metrical purposes.
4) marassetaj pamohanaj (this is the deception of Mara). The subject is the pronoun etaj (this, nominative singular). The verb is omitted, implying the verb "to be". The object is the noun pamohanaj (deception, nominative singular). It has an attribute, the noun marassa (of Mara, genitive singular).

Commentary:

The story for this verse is identical with the one for the previous verse (DhP 273) and the following ones (DhP 275 and DhP 276).
The Eightfold path is said to be the only way to reach the Awakenment. It means, we have to follow all the eight constituents of the Path in order to be able to purify the mind and attain the Nirvana. What are the eight constituents of the Eightfold path? They are Right View, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.

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Word pronunciation:

eso
va
maggo
na
atthi
abbo
dassanassa
visuddhiya
etaj
ca
tumhe
patipajjatha
marassa
etaj
pamohanaj