Parabhava Sutta
Verse 13 & 14
Iti hetam vijānāma
Chatthamo so parābhavo
Sattamam Bhagavā brūhi
Kim parābhavato mukham
Chatthamo so parābhavo
Sattamam Bhagavā brūhi
Kim parābhavato mukham
This we learn
is the sixth cause of one’s downfall.
Pray, O Blessed One,
tell us the seventh cause of one’s downfall.
is the sixth cause of one’s downfall.
Pray, O Blessed One,
tell us the seventh cause of one’s downfall.
Jātitthaddho dhanatthaddho
Gottatthaddho ca yo naro
Saññātim atimaññeti
Tam parābhavato mukham
The man who takes pride in his birth,
wealth and clan, and
despises even his own kinsmen –
this is the cause of one’s downfall.
| Meaning | |
| chatthamo | the sixth |
| sattamam | seventh |
| jātitthaddho | proud of one’s birth |
| dhanatthaddho | proud of one’s wealth |
| gottatthaddho | proud of one’s clan |
| saññātim | one’s own kinsmen |
| atimaññeti | slight, despise, show conceit |