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AN 5.230Black Cobras (2nd) · Dutiyakaṇhasappasutta

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Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Numbered Discourses (Aṅguttara)

AN 5.230

Black Cobras (2nd) · Dutiyakaṇhasappasutta

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“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of a black cobra. What five? It’s irritable, acrimonious, venomous, fork-tongued, and treacherous. These are the five dangers of a black cobra.
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā kaṇhasappe. Katame pañca? Kodhano, upanāhī, ghoraviso, dujjivho, mittadubbhī. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā kaṇhasappe.
In the same way there are these five drawbacks of a lady. What five? She’s irritable, acrimonious, venomous, fork-tongued, and treacherous. This is a lady’s venom: usually she’s very lustful. This is a lady’s forked tongue: usually she backbites. This is a lady’s treachery: usually she’s an adulteress. These are the five drawbacks of a lady.”
Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcime ādīnavā mātugāme. Katame pañca? Kodhano, upanāhī, ghoraviso, dujjivho, mittadubbhī. Tatridaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa ghoravisatā— yebhuyyena, bhikkhave, mātugāmo tibbarāgo. Tatridaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa dujjivhatā— yebhuyyena, bhikkhave, mātugāmo pisuṇavāco. Tatridaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa mittadubbhitā— yebhuyyena, bhikkhave, mātugāmo aticārinī. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā mātugāme”ti. Dasamaṁ. Dīghacārikavaggo tatiyo.
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Tassuddānaṁ
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Dve dīghacārikā vuttā, atinivāsamaccharī; Dve ca kulūpakā bhogā, bhattaṁ sappāpare duveti.
AN 5.229AN 5.231

English — SuttaCentral English (Bhikkhu Sujato; Vinaya: Bhikkhu Brahmali) (2018). CC0 (public domain dedication). Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato and Bhikkhu Brahmali, dedicated to the public domain (CC0), SuttaCentral. Source

Pāli — Tipiṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti edition) (Pāli canon; Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka edition). CC0 (public domain dedication). Pāli text (Mahāsaṅgīti edition) via SuttaCentral, CC0. Source

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