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Saṁyutta Nikāya 37.26 Linked Discourses 37.26
3. Balavagga 3. Powers
Pasayhasutta Under Her Thumb
“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.
imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca mātugāmassa balāni. These are the five powers of a lady.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi balehi samannāgato mātugāmo sāmikaṁ pasayha agāraṁ ajjhāvasatī”ti. A lady living at home with these five powers has her husband under her thumb.” “Under her thumb”, literally, “having vanquished her husband” (sāmikaṁ pasayha), like Indra’s wife Sujā (Rig Veda 10.159; see note at SN 11.12:6.1).
Dutiyaṁ.