Parabhava Sutta
Verse 1 & 2
Parābhavantam purisam
Mayam pucchāma Gotama
Bhagavantam putthumāgamma
Kim parābhavato mukham
Mayam pucchāma Gotama
Bhagavantam putthumāgamma
Kim parābhavato mukham
Having come here with our questions to
the Blessed One, we ask thee, O Gotama,
about man's decline.
Pray, tell us the cause of one’s downfall!
the Blessed One, we ask thee, O Gotama,
about man's decline.
Pray, tell us the cause of one’s downfall!
Suvijāno bhavam hoti
Suvijāno parābhavo
Dhammakāmo bhavam hoti
Dhammadessī parābhavo
Easily known is the progressive one,
easily known is the declining one.
One who loves the Dhamma progresses;
one who hates the Dhamma declines.
| Meaning | |
| parābhavantam | downfall, decline |
| purisam | man(‘s) |
| mayam | we |
| pucchāma | ask; question |
| Gotama | The Buddha’s family name [ Sanskrit: Gautama ] |
| Bhagavantam | (to the) Buddha; Blessed One |
| putthum | [ Inf. of pucchati ] to ask, question |
| āgamma | to have come |
| kim | whatever, what (is) |
| parābhavato | downfall, decline |
| mukham | cause of; reason for |
| suvijāno | Easily known |
| bhavam | grow, progress |
| hoti | is |
| parābhavo | decline |
| Dhamma | the noble and righteous way |
| kāmo | [ Adj. + ] desiring; striving after; pursuing |
| dessī | dislike, hate, find disagreeable |