Parabhava Sutta
Verse 15 & 16
Iti hetam vijānāma
Sattamo so parābhavo
Atthamam Bhagavā brūhi
Kim parābhavato mukham
Sattamo so parābhavo
Atthamam Bhagavā brūhi
Kim parābhavato mukham
This we learn
is the seventh cause of one’s downfall.
Pray, O Blessed One,
tell us the eighth cause of one’s downfall.
is the seventh cause of one’s downfall.
Pray, O Blessed One,
tell us the eighth cause of one’s downfall.
Itthidhutto surādhutto
Akkhadhutto ca yo naro
Laddham laddham vināseti
Tam parābhavato mukham
The man who is a womanizer,
a drunkard, a gambler, and
one who squanders whatever he possesses –
this is the cause of one’s downfall.
| Meaning | |
| sattamo | the seventh |
| atthamam | eighth |
| itthidhutto | addicted to women, womanizer |
| surādhutto | addicted to intoxicants |
| akkhadhutto | addicted to gambling |
| naro | man |
| laddham | what has been received, possessions |
| vināseti | to cause destruction, to ruin |