Parabhava Sutta
Verse 21 & 22
Iti hetam vijānāma
Dasamo so parābhavo
Ekādasamam Bhagavā brūhi
Kim parābhavato mukham
Dasamo so parābhavo
Ekādasamam Bhagavā brūhi
Kim parābhavato mukham
This we learn
is the tenth cause of one’s downfall.
Pray, O Blessed One, tell us the eleventh cause of one’s downfall.
is the tenth cause of one’s downfall.
Pray, O Blessed One, tell us the eleventh cause of one’s downfall.
Itthi sondim vikiranim
Purisam vāpi tādisam
Issariyasmim thāpeti
Tam parābhavato mukham
He who places in authority
a woman given to drinking and squandering,
or a man of similar nature –
this is the cause of one’s downfall.
| Meaning | |
| dasamo | the tenth |
| ekādasamam | eleventh |
| Itthi | woman |
| sondim | addicted to drinking |
| vikiranim | [ Lit. “to scatter about” ] squander |
| tādisam | such like, of such a quality |
| issariyasmim | mastership, placing in authority |
| thāpeti | burns out, destroys |