Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa balāni.
“Mendicants, there are these five powers of a lady.
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 lady 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 lady 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 lady 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 lady 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 lady.”
Pañcamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Mendicants, there are these five powers of a lady.
What five?
Attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior.
A lady who has the power of attractiveness but not the power of wealth
is incomplete in that respect.
But when she has the power of attractiveness and the power of wealth
she’s complete in that respect.
A lady who has the powers of attractiveness and wealth, but not the power of relatives
is incomplete in that respect.
But when she has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, and relatives
she’s complete in that respect.
A lady who has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, and relatives, but not the power of children
is incomplete in that respect.
But when she has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, and children
she’s complete in that respect.
A lady who has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, and children, but not the power of ethical behavior
is incomplete in that respect.
But when she has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior
she’s complete in that respect.
These are the five powers of a lady.”
“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa balāni.
Katamāni pañca?
Rūpabalaṁ, bhogabalaṁ, ñātibalaṁ, puttabalaṁ, sīlabalaṁ.
Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, na ca bhogabalena—
evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti.
Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalena ca samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca—
evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.
Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, na ca ñātibalena—
evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti.
Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalena ca samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca—
evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.
Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, na ca puttabalena—
evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti.
Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalena ca samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, puttabalena ca—
evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.
Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, puttabalena ca, na ca sīlabalena—
evaṁ so tenaṅgena aparipūro hoti.
Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmo rūpabalena ca samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, puttabalena ca, sīlabalena ca—
evaṁ so tenaṅgena paripūro hoti.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca mātugāmassa balānī”ti.
Pañcamaṁ.