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Nāsentisutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 37।30

Saṁyutta Nikāya 37.30

Linked Discourses 37.30
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3। बलवग्गba·la·vag·ga

3. Balavagga

3. Powers
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नासेन्तिसुत्तnā·sen·ti·sut·ta

Nāsentisutta

They Send Her Away
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“पञ्चिमानि,pañ·ci·mā·ni भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa बलानि।ba·lā·ni

“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa balāni.

“Mendicants, there are these five powers of a lady.
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कतमानिka·ta·mā·ni पञ्च?pañ·ca

Katamāni pañca?

What five?
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रूपबलं,rū·pa·ba·laṃ भोगबलं,bho·ga·ba·laṃ ञातिबलं,ñā·ti·ba·laṃ पुत्तबलं,put·ta·ba·laṃ सीलबलं।sī·la·ba·laṃ

Rūpabalaṁ, bhogabalaṁ, ñātibalaṁ, puttabalaṁ, sīlabalaṁ.

Attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior.
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रूपबलेनrū·pa·ba·le·na च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति,ho·ti नna चca सीलबलेन,sī·la·ba·le·na नासेन्तेवnā·sen·te·va नं,naṃ कुलेku·le नna वासेन्ति।vā·sen·ti

Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, na ca sīlabalena, nāsenteva naṁ, kule na vāsenti.

If a lady has the power of attractiveness but not that of ethical behavior, the family will send her away, they won’t accommodate her.
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रूपबलेनrū·pa·ba·le·na च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति,ho·ti भोगबलेनbho·ga·ba·le·na च,ca नna चca सीलबलेन,sī·la·ba·le·na नासेन्तेवnā·sen·te·va नं,naṃ कुलेku·le नna वासेन्ति।vā·sen·ti

Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, na ca sīlabalena, nāsenteva naṁ, kule na vāsenti.

If a lady has the powers of attractiveness and wealth but not that of ethical behavior, the family will send her away, they won’t accommodate her.
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रूपबलेनrū·pa·ba·le·na च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति,ho·ti भोगबलेनbho·ga·ba·le·na च,ca ञातिबलेनñā·ti·ba·le·na च,ca नna चca सीलबलेन,sī·la·ba·le·na नासेन्तेवnā·sen·te·va नं,naṃ कुलेku·le नna वासेन्ति।vā·sen·ti

Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, na ca sīlabalena, nāsenteva naṁ, kule na vāsenti.

If a lady has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, and relatives, but not that of ethical behavior, the family will send her away, they won’t accommodate her.
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रूपबलेनrū·pa·ba·le·na च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति,ho·ti भोगबलेनbho·ga·ba·le·na च,ca ञातिबलेनñā·ti·ba·le·na च,ca पुत्तबलेनput·ta·ba·le·na च,ca नna चca सीलबलेन,sī·la·ba·le·na नासेन्तेवnā·sen·te·va नं,naṃ कुलेku·le नna वासेन्ति।vā·sen·ti

Rūpabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, bhogabalena ca, ñātibalena ca, puttabalena ca, na ca sīlabalena, nāsenteva naṁ, kule na vāsenti.

If a lady has the powers of attractiveness, wealth, relatives, and children, but not that of ethical behavior, the family will send her away, they won’t accommodate her.
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सीलबलेनsī·la·ba·le·na च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति,ho·ti नna चca रूपबलेन,rū·pa·ba·le·na वासेन्तेवvā·sen·te·va नं,naṃ कुलेku·le नna नासेन्ति।nā·sen·ti

Sīlabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, na ca rūpabalena, vāsenteva naṁ, kule na nāsenti.

If a lady has the power of ethical behavior but not that of attractiveness, the family will accommodate her, they won’t send her away.
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सीलबलेनsī·la·ba·le·na च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति,ho·ti नna चca भोगबलेन,bho·ga·ba·le·na वासेन्तेवvā·sen·te·va नं,naṃ कुलेku·le नna नासेन्ति।nā·sen·ti

Sīlabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, na ca bhogabalena, vāsenteva naṁ, kule na nāsenti.

If a lady has the power of ethical behavior but not that of wealth, the family will accommodate her, they won’t send her away.
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सीलबलेनsī·la·ba·le·na च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति,ho·ti नna चca ञातिबलेन,ñā·ti·ba·le·na वासेन्तेवvā·sen·te·va नं,naṃ कुलेku·le नna नासेन्ति।nā·sen·ti

Sīlabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, na ca ñātibalena, vāsenteva naṁ, kule na nāsenti.

If a lady has the power of ethical behavior but not that of relatives, the family will accommodate her, they won’t send her away.
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सीलबलेनsī·la·ba·le·na च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति,ho·ti नna चca पुत्तबलेन,put·ta·ba·le·na वासेन्तेवvā·sen·te·va नं,naṃ कुलेku·le नna नासेन्ति।nā·sen·ti

Sīlabalena ca, bhikkhave, mātugāmo samannāgato hoti, na ca puttabalena, vāsenteva naṁ, kule na nāsenti.

If a lady has the power of ethical behavior but not that of children, the family will accommodate her, they won’t send her away.
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इमानिi·mā·ni खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्चpañ·ca मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa बलानी”ति।ba·lā·nī

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca mātugāmassa balānī”ti.

These are the five powers of a lady.”
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छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

(Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.