Parabhava Sutta
Verse 9 & 10
Iti hetam vijānāma
Catuttho so parābhavo
Pañcamam Bhagavā brūhi
Kim parābhavato mukham
Catuttho so parābhavo
Pañcamam Bhagavā brūhi
Kim parābhavato mukham
This we learn
is the fourth cause of one’s downfall.
Pray, O Blessed One,
tell us the fifth cause of one’s downfall.
is the fourth cause of one’s downfall.
Pray, O Blessed One,
tell us the fifth cause of one’s downfall.
Yo brahmanam vā samanam vā
Aññam vāpi vanibbakam
Musāvādena vañceti
Tam parābhavato mukham
He who, by falsehood,
deceives a holy person or an ascetic,
or any mendicant –
this is the cause of one’s downfall.
| Meaning | |
| catuttho | the fourth |
| pañcamam | fifth |
| brahmanam | holy person |
| samanam | monk, recluse |
| aññam | another |
| vāpi | and also |
| vanibbakam | wayfarer [ Also: traveling merchant ] |
| musāvādena | by falsehood; with lies |
| vañceti | to cheat, deceive, delude |