Saṁyutta Nikāya 37.3
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 37.3
1. Paṭhamapeyyālavagga
1. Abbreviated Texts
Āveṇikadukkhasutta
Particular Suffering
“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa āveṇikāni dukkhāni, yāni mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.
“Mendicants, there are these five kinds of suffering that particularly apply to females. They’re undergone by females and not by men.
Katamāni pañca?
What five?
Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo daharova samāno patikulaṁ gacchati, ñātakehi vinā hoti.
Firstly, a female, while still young, goes to live with her husband’s family and is separated from her relatives.
Idaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa paṭhamaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.
This is the first kind of suffering that particularly applies to females.
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmo utunī hoti.
Furthermore, a female undergoes the menstrual cycle.
Idaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa dutiyaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.
This is the second kind of suffering that particularly applies to females.
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmo gabbhinī hoti.
Furthermore, a female undergoes pregnancy.
Idaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa tatiyaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.
This is the third kind of suffering that particularly applies to females.
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmo vijāyati.
Furthermore, a female gives birth.
Idaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa catutthaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.
This is the fourth kind of suffering that particularly applies to females.
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmo purisassa pāricariyaṁ upeti.
Furthermore, a female provides services for a man.
Idaṁ kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa pañcamaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.
This is the fifth kind of suffering that particularly applies to females.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca mātugāmassa āveṇikāni dukkhāni, yāni mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehī”ti.
These are the five kinds of suffering that particularly apply to females. They’re undergone by females and not by men.”
Tatiyaṁ.