{"id":"snp1.6","title":"Downfalls","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"snp1.6","title":"Downfalls","units":[{"id":"snp1.6:0","sourceIds":["snp1.6:0.1","snp1.6:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutta Nipāta 1.6\nParābhavasutta","en":"Anthology of Discourses 1.6\nDownfalls"}},{"id":"snp1.6:1","sourceIds":["snp1.6:1.1","snp1.6:1.2","snp1.6:1.3","snp1.6:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evaṁ me sutaṁ—\nekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.\nAtha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.\nEkamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:","en":"So I have heard.\nAt one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.\nThen, late at night, a glorious deity, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, went up to the Buddha, bowed, and stood to one side.\nStanding to one side, that deity addressed the Buddha in verse:"}},{"id":"snp1.6:2","sourceIds":["snp1.6:2.1","snp1.6:2.2","snp1.6:2.3","snp1.6:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Parābhavantaṁ purisaṁ,\nmayaṁ pucchāma gotama;\nBhavantaṁ puṭṭhumāgamma,\nkiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“We ask Gotama\nabout a man’s downfall.\nWe have come to ask you, sir:\nwhat leads to downfall?”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:3","sourceIds":["snp1.6:3.1","snp1.6:3.2","snp1.6:3.3","snp1.6:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Suvijāno bhavaṁ hoti,\nsuvijāno parābhavo;\nDhammakāmo bhavaṁ hoti,\ndhammadessī parābhavo”.","en":"“It’s easy to understand success,\nunderstanding downfall is just as easy.\nOne who loves the teaching succeeds,\nbut a hater of the teaching meets their downfall.”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:4","sourceIds":["snp1.6:4.1","snp1.6:4.2","snp1.6:4.3","snp1.6:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,\npaṭhamo so parābhavo;\nDutiyaṁ bhagavā brūhi,\nkiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“We understand what you’re saying,\nthis is the first downfall.\nTell us the second, Blessed One:\nwhat leads to downfall?”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:5","sourceIds":["snp1.6:5.1","snp1.6:5.2","snp1.6:5.3","snp1.6:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Asantassa piyā honti,\nsante na kurute piyaṁ;\nAsataṁ dhammaṁ roceti,\ntaṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“The bad are dear to him,\nhe has no love for the good.\nHe believes the teaching of the bad;\nand that leads to his downfall.”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:6","sourceIds":["snp1.6:6.1","snp1.6:6.2","snp1.6:6.3","snp1.6:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,\ndutiyo so parābhavo;\nTatiyaṁ bhagavā brūhi,\nkiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“We understand what you’re saying,\nthis is the second downfall.\nTell us the third, Blessed One:\nwhat leads to downfall?”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:7","sourceIds":["snp1.6:7.1","snp1.6:7.2","snp1.6:7.3","snp1.6:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Niddāsīlī sabhāsīlī,\nanuṭṭhātā ca yo naro;\nAlaso kodhapaññāṇo,\ntaṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“Fond of sleep, fond of company,\na man who does no work;\nhe’s lazy, marked by anger,\nand that leads to his downfall.”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:8","sourceIds":["snp1.6:8.1","snp1.6:8.2","snp1.6:8.3","snp1.6:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,\ntatiyo so parābhavo;\nCatutthaṁ bhagavā brūhi,\nkiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“We understand what you’re saying,\nthis is the third downfall.\nTell us the fourth, Blessed One:\nwhat leads to downfall?”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:9","sourceIds":["snp1.6:9.1","snp1.6:9.2","snp1.6:9.3","snp1.6:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yo mātaraṁ pitaraṁ vā,\njiṇṇakaṁ gatayobbanaṁ;\nPahu santo na bharati,\ntaṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“Though able, he does not look after\nhis mother and father\nwhen elderly, past their prime,\nand that leads to his downfall.”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:10","sourceIds":["snp1.6:10.1","snp1.6:10.2","snp1.6:10.3","snp1.6:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,\ncatuttho so parābhavo;\nPañcamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,\nkiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“We understand what you’re saying,\nthis is the fourth downfall.\nTell us the fifth, Blessed One:\nwhat leads to downfall?”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:11","sourceIds":["snp1.6:11.1","snp1.6:11.2","snp1.6:11.3","snp1.6:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yo brāhmaṇaṁ samaṇaṁ vā,\nAññaṁ vāpi vanibbakaṁ;\nMusāvādena vañceti,\nTaṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“He deceives with lies\nascetics and brahmins\nand other supplicants,\nand that leads to his downfall.”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:12","sourceIds":["snp1.6:12.1","snp1.6:12.2","snp1.6:12.3","snp1.6:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,\nPañcamo so parābhavo;\nChaṭṭhamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,\nKiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“We understand what you’re saying,\nthis is the fifth downfall.\nTell us the sixth, Blessed One:\nwhat leads to downfall?”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:13","sourceIds":["snp1.6:13.1","snp1.6:13.2","snp1.6:13.3","snp1.6:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Pahūtavitto puriso,\nSahirañño sabhojano;\nEko bhuñjati sādūni,\nTaṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“A man with plenty of wealth,\nincluding gold coin and food,\neats delicacies alone,\nand that leads to his downfall.”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:14","sourceIds":["snp1.6:14.1","snp1.6:14.2","snp1.6:14.3","snp1.6:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,\nChaṭṭhamo so parābhavo;\nSattamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,\nKiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“We understand what you’re saying,\nthis is the sixth downfall.\nTell us the seventh, Blessed One:\nwhat leads to downfall?”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:15","sourceIds":["snp1.6:15.1","snp1.6:15.2","snp1.6:15.3","snp1.6:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Jātitthaddho dhanatthaddho,\nGottatthaddho ca yo naro;\nSaññātiṁ atimaññeti,\nTaṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“Vain of birth, wealth,\nand clan, a man\nlooks down on his own family,\nand that leads to his downfall.”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:16","sourceIds":["snp1.6:16.1","snp1.6:16.2","snp1.6:16.3","snp1.6:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,\nSattamo so parābhavo;\nAṭṭhamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,\nKiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“We understand what you’re saying,\nthis is the seventh downfall.\nTell us the eighth, Blessed One:\nwhat leads to downfall?”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:17","sourceIds":["snp1.6:17.1","snp1.6:17.2","snp1.6:17.3","snp1.6:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Itthidhutto surādhutto,\nAkkhadhutto ca yo naro;\nLaddhaṁ laddhaṁ vināseti,\nTaṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“In womanizing, drinking,\nand gambling, a man\nwastes all that he has earned,\nand that leads to his downfall.”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:18","sourceIds":["snp1.6:18.1","snp1.6:18.2","snp1.6:18.3","snp1.6:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,\nAṭṭhamo so parābhavo;\nNavamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,\nKiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“We understand what you’re saying,\nthis is the eighth downfall.\nTell us the ninth, Blessed One:\nwhat leads to downfall?”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:19","sourceIds":["snp1.6:19.1","snp1.6:19.2","snp1.6:19.3","snp1.6:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sehi dārehi asantuṭṭho,\nVesiyāsu padussati;\nDussati paradāresu,\nTaṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“Not content with his own partners,\nhe debauches himself with prostitutes,\nand with others’ partners,\nand that leads to his downfall.”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:20","sourceIds":["snp1.6:20.1","snp1.6:20.2","snp1.6:20.3","snp1.6:20.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,\nNavamo so parābhavo;\nDasamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,\nKiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“We understand what you’re saying,\nthis is the ninth downfall.\nTell us the tenth, Blessed One:\nwhat leads to downfall?”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:21","sourceIds":["snp1.6:21.1","snp1.6:21.2","snp1.6:21.3","snp1.6:21.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Atītayobbano poso,\nĀneti timbarutthaniṁ;\nTassā issā na supati,\nTaṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“A man well past his prime\nmarries a girl with budding breasts;\nhe cannot sleep for jealousy,\nand that leads to his downfall.”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:22","sourceIds":["snp1.6:22.1","snp1.6:22.2","snp1.6:22.3","snp1.6:22.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,\nDasamo so parābhavo;\nEkādasamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,\nKiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“We understand what you’re saying,\nthis is the tenth downfall.\nTell us the eleventh, Blessed One:\nwhat leads to downfall?”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:23","sourceIds":["snp1.6:23.1","snp1.6:23.2","snp1.6:23.3","snp1.6:23.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Itthiṁ soṇḍiṁ vikiraṇiṁ,\nPurisaṁ vāpi tādisaṁ;\nIssariyasmiṁ ṭhapeti,\nTaṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“He places in authority\na woman or a man\nwho’s a drunkard and a wastrel,\nand that leads to his downfall.”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:24","sourceIds":["snp1.6:24.1","snp1.6:24.2","snp1.6:24.3","snp1.6:24.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,\nEkādasamo so parābhavo;\nDvādasamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,\nKiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.","en":"“We understand what you’re saying,\nthis is the eleventh downfall.\nTell us the twelfth, Blessed One:\nwhat leads to downfall?”"}},{"id":"snp1.6:25","sourceIds":["snp1.6:25.1","snp1.6:25.2","snp1.6:25.3","snp1.6:25.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Appabhogo mahātaṇho,\nKhattiye jāyate kule;\nSo ca rajjaṁ patthayati,\nTaṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ.","en":"“A man of little wealth and strong craving,\nborn into an aristocratic family,\nsets his sights on kingship,\nand that leads to his downfall."}},{"id":"snp1.6:26","sourceIds":["snp1.6:26.1","snp1.6:26.2","snp1.6:26.3","snp1.6:26.4","snp1.6:26.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ete parābhave loke,\nPaṇḍito samavekkhiya;\nAriyo dassanasampanno,\nSa lokaṁ bhajate sivan”ti.\nParābhavasuttaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.","en":"Seeing these downfalls in the world,\nan astute and noble person,\naccomplished in vision,\nwill enjoy a world of grace.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/snp1.6/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}