Parabhava Sutta
Verse 23 & 24
Iti hetam vijānāma
Ekādāsamo so parābhavo
Dvādasamam Bhagavā brūhi
Kim parābhavato mukham
Ekādāsamo so parābhavo
Dvādasamam Bhagavā brūhi
Kim parābhavato mukham
This we learn
is the eleventh cause of one’s downfall.
Pray, O Blessed One,
tell us the twelfth cause of one’s downfall.
is the eleventh cause of one’s downfall.
Pray, O Blessed One,
tell us the twelfth cause of one’s downfall.
Appabhogo mahātanho
Khattiye jāyate kule
So ca rajjam patthayati
Tam parābhavato mukham
He who has little wealth
but great ambition (due to greed),
is born a Khattiya but aspires to
(an unattainable) kingship –
this is the cause of one’s downfall.
| Meaning | |
| ekādasamo | the eleventh |
| dvādasamam | twelfth |
| appabhogo | few possessions, little wealth |
| mahātanho | great ambition [ i.e. being very ambitious ] |
| khattiye | belonging to the Khattiya caste |
| jāyate | born |
| kule | (in the) family |
| so | he |
| ca | and |
| rajjam | kingship, sovereignty, throne |
| patthayati | aspires to, wishing for |