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Gair/Karunatillake - Chapter 11 – Further Readings
Ex. 3 (Part 2 of 2)


Pañcahi, bhikkhave, a”ngehi samannaagato puriso
ekantaamanaapo hoti maatugaamassa.
Monks, a man endowed with five factors is completely
disagreeable to a woman.

Katamehi pañcahi?
With what five?

Na ca ruupavaa hoti, na ca bhogavaa hoti, na ca
siilavaa hoti, alaso ca hoti, pajañcassa na labhati:
imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi a”ngehi samannaagato
puriso ekantaamanaapo hoti maatugaamassa.
He is not beautiful, he is not wealthy, he is not
virtuous, he is idle, and he is not fertile: a man
endowed with these five factors, monks, is completely
disagreeable to a woman.

Pañcahi, bhikkhave, a”ngehi samannaagato puriso
ekantamanaapo hoti maatugaamassa.
Monks, a man endowed with five factors is completely
agreeable to a woman.

Katamehi pañcahi?
With what five?

Ruupavaa ca hoti, bhogavaa ca hoti, siilavaa ca hoti,
dakkho ca hoti analaso, pajañcassa labhati: imehi kho,
bhikkhave, pañcahi a”ngehi samannaagato puriso
ekantamanaapo hoti maatugaamassaa’ti.
He is beautiful, he is wealthy, he is virtuous, he is
clever and industrious, and he is fertile: a man
endowed with these five factors, monks, is completely
agreeable to a woman.
(S.N. 37.2. Purisasutta.m)

Metta, John