Saṁyutta Nikāya 37.29
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 37.29
3. Balavagga
3. Powers
Aṅgasutta
In That Respect
“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa balāni.
“Mendicants, there are these five powers of a female.
Katamāni pañca?
What five?
Rūpabalaṁ, bhogabalaṁ, ñātibalaṁ, puttabalaṁ, sīlabalaṁ.
Attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior.
Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, na ca bhogabalena—
A female who has the power of attractiveness but not the power of wealth
evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti.
is incomplete in that respect.
Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalena ca samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca—
But when she has the power of attractiveness and the power of wealth
evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.
she’s complete in that respect.
Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, na ca ñātibalena—
A female who has the powers of attractiveness and wealth, but not the power of relatives
evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti.
is incomplete in that respect.
Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalena ca samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca—
But when she has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, and relatives
evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.
she’s complete in that respect.
Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, na ca puttabalena—
A female who has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, and relatives, but not the power of children
evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti.
is incomplete in that respect.
Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalena ca samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, puttabalena ca—
But when she has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, and children
evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.
she’s complete in that respect.
Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, puttabalena ca, na ca sīlabalena—
A female who has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, and children, but not the power of ethical behavior
evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti.
is incomplete in that respect.
Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalena ca samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, puttabalena ca, sīlabalena ca—
But when she has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior
evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.
she’s complete in that respect.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca mātugāmassa balānī”ti.
These are the five powers of a female.”
Pañcamaṁ.