Particular SufferingĀveṇikadukkhasutta

“Mendicants, there are these five kinds of suffering that particularly apply to ladies. They’re undergone by ladies and not by men.“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa āveṇikāni dukkhāni, yāni mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi. What five?Katamāni pañca?

Firstly, a lady, while still young, goes to live with her husband’s family and is separated from her relatives.Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo daharova samāno patikulaṁ gacchati, ñātakehi vinā hoti. This is the first kind of suffering that particularly applies to ladies.Idaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa paṭhamaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.

Furthermore, a lady undergoes the menstrual cycle.Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmo utunī hoti. This is the second kind of suffering that particularly applies to ladies.Idaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa dutiyaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.

Furthermore, a lady undergoes pregnancy.Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmo gabbhinī hoti. This is the third kind of suffering that particularly applies to ladies.Idaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa tatiyaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.

Furthermore, a lady gives birth.Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmo vijāyati. This is the fourth kind of suffering that particularly applies to ladies.Idaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa catutthaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.

Furthermore, a lady provides services for a man.Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmo purisassa pāricariyaṁ upeti. This is the fifth kind of suffering that particularly applies to ladies.Idaṁ kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa pañcamaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.

These are the five kinds of suffering that particularly apply to ladies. They’re undergone by ladies and not by men.”Imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca mātugāmassa āveṇikāni dukkhāni, yāni mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehī”ti.