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