SN 37.27PTS SN 4.2461 min read

Mastered

Abhibhuyyasutta

A woman with five powers lives at home with her husband under her control.

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

0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 37.27Linked Discourses 37.27
0.23. Balavagga3. Powers

0.3AbhibhuyyasuttaMastered

1.1“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa balāni.“Mendicants, there are these five powers of a lady.1.2Katamāni pañca?What five?1.3Rūpabalaṁ, bhogabalaṁ, ñātibalaṁ, puttabalaṁ, sīlabalaṁ—Attractiveness, wealth, relatives, children, and ethical behavior.1.4imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca mātugāmassa balāni.These are the five powers of a lady.1.5Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi balehi samannāgato mātugāmo sāmikaṁ abhibhuyya vattatī”ti.A lady with these five powers lives having mastered her husband.”¹

1.6Tatiyaṁ.

Translator’s notes

“Lives having mastered” is abhibhuyya vattati (cf. AN 7.63:7.3); Rig Veda 10.159.5 has abhibhūvarī in the same sense.
↩ sn37.27:1.5