Parabhava Sutta
Verse 19 & 20
Iti hetam vijānāma
Navamo so parābhavo
Dasamam Bhagavā brūhi
Kim parābhavato mukham
Navamo so parābhavo
Dasamam Bhagavā brūhi
Kim parābhavato mukham
This we learn
is the ninth cause of one’s downfall.
Pray, O Blessed One,
tell us the tenth cause of one’s downfall.
is the ninth cause of one’s downfall.
Pray, O Blessed One,
tell us the tenth cause of one’s downfall.
Atīta yobbano poso
Āneti timbarutthanim
Tassā issā na supati
Tam parābhavato mukham
The man who has past his youth
takes a very young wife,
and cannot sleep due to jealousy for her –
this is the cause of one’s downfall.
| Meaning | |
| navamo | the ninth |
| dasamam | tenth |
| atīta | gone past |
| yobbano | youth |
| poso | [ = purisa ] man |
| āneti | bring back, procure |
| timbarutthanim | [ Figuratively ] a young woman, girl |
| tassā | he |
| issā | (due to) jealousy |
| na supati | cannot sleep |