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A Man

Purisasutta

Five things that make a man either agreeable or disagreeable to women.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 37.2Linked Discourses 37.2
  • 0.21. Paṭhamapeyyālavagga1. Abbreviated Texts

0.3PurisasuttaA Man

1.1PTS 4.239“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgato puriso ekantaamanāpo hoti mātugāmassa.“Mendicants, when a man has five factors he is extremely undesirable to a lady.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.3Na ca rūpavā hoti, na ca bhogavā hoti, na ca sīlavā hoti, alaso ca hoti, pajañcassa na labhati—He’s not attractive, wealthy, or ethical; he’s idle, and he doesn’t beget children.1.4imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgato puriso ekantaamanāpo hoti mātugāmassa.When a man has these five factors he is extremely undesirable to a lady.

1.5Pañcahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgato puriso ekantamanāpo hoti mātugāmassa.When a man has five factors he is extremely desirable to a lady.1.6Katamehi pañcahi?What five?1.7Rūpavā ca hoti, bhogavā ca hoti, sīlavā ca hoti, dakkho ca hoti analaso, pajañcassa labhati—He’s attractive, wealthy, and ethical; he’s deft and tireless, and he begets children.1.8imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgato puriso ekantamanāpo hoti mātugāmassā”ti.When a man has these five factors he is extremely desirable to a lady.”

1.9Dutiyaṁ.