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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 3.16 Linked Discourses 3.16
2. Dutiyavagga 2. Childless
MallikÄsutta A Daughter Daughter
SÄvatthinidÄnaį¹. At SÄvatthÄ«. At SaĢvatthiĢ.
Atha kho rÄjÄ pasenadi kosalo yena bhagavÄ tenupasaį¹
kami; upasaį¹
kamitvÄ bhagavantaį¹ abhivÄdetvÄ ekamantaį¹ nisÄ«di. Then King Pasenadi of Kosala went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. Then King Pasenadi of Kosala approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, and sat down to one side.
Atha kho aƱƱataro puriso yena rÄjÄ pasenadi kosalo tenupasaį¹
kami; upasaį¹
kamitvÄ raƱƱo pasenadissa kosalassa upakaį¹į¹ake Ärocesi: Then a man went up to the king and whispered in his ear, Then a certain man approached King Pasenadi and informed him in a whisper:
āmallikÄ, deva, devÄ« dhÄ«taraį¹ vijÄtÄāti. āYour Majesty, Queen MallikÄ has given birth to a daughter.ā āSire, Queen MallikaĢ has given birth to a daughter. ā
Evaį¹ vutte, rÄjÄ pasenadi kosalo anattamano ahosi. When this was said, King Pasenadi was disappointed. He had hoped for a son. The girl was probably princess VajirÄ«, for whom the king expresses his love at MN 87:24.1. This event must have been several years before the war between Kosala and Magadha, for the commentaries say she was married to AjÄtasattu upon cessation of hostilities.When this was said, King Pasenadi was displeased.
Atha kho bhagavÄ rÄjÄnaį¹ pasenadiį¹ kosalaį¹ anattamanataį¹ viditvÄ tÄyaį¹ velÄyaį¹ imÄ gÄthÄyo abhÄsi: Then, knowing that King Pasenadi was disappointed, on that occasion the Buddha recited these verses: Then the Blessed One, having understood that King Pasenadi was displeased, on that occasion recited these verses:
āItthÄ«pi hi ekacciyÄ, āWell, some women are better than men, āA woman, O lord of the people,
seyyÄ posa janÄdhipa; O ruler of the people. Read posÄ, which the commentary glosses posehi, i.e. ablative plural in comparative sense, āthan menā.May turn out better than a man:
MedhÄvinÄ« sÄ«lavatÄ«, Wise and virtuous, a devoted wife Bį¹hadÄraį¹yaka Upaniį¹£ad 6.4.17 gives a rite for those who wish to have a daughter who lives a full life and is an astute scholar (paį¹įøitÄ).She may be wise and virtuous,
sassudevÄ patibbatÄ. whose mother-in-law is her queen. The compound sassudeva is attributive, ā(she who has) mother-in-law as queenā. There is a subtle intertextual tragedy here, for her future mother-in-law was her aunt, who died because of the actions of her future husband AjÄtasattu.A devoted wife, revering her mother-in-law.
TassÄ yo jÄyati poso, And when she has a son, āThe son to whom she gives birth
sūro hoti disampati; he becomes a hero, O lord of the land. May become a hero, O lord of the land.
TÄdisÄ subhagiyÄ putto, The son of such a blessed lady The son of such a blessed woman
rajjampi anusÄsatÄ«āti. may even rule the realm.ā According to tradition this did turn out to be the case, as her son with AjÄtasattu was UdÄyibhadda, fondly recalled by the king at DN 2:12.3. But like his father, he ascended the throne by regicide (MahÄvaį¹sa 4.1).May even rule the realm. ā