A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

25: Women
484. Yathā pi jeṭṭhā bhaginī kaniṭṭhā,
Sagāravā hoti sakamhi sāmike,
Hirīmanā bhattuvasānuvattinī,
Yā evarūpā purisassa bhar i yā
Bhaginī ca bhar i yā ti ca sā pavuccati.
As an elder sister is respected,
She has respect for her lord and master,
Careful, obedient to her husband,
The wife of a man who acts in this way:
A sisterly wife is what she is called.
485. Yā cīdha disvāna patiṁ pamodati,
Sakhī sakhāraṁ va cirassam-āgataṁ,
Koleyyakā sīlavatī patibbatā,
Yā evarūpā purisassa bhar i yā,
Sakhī ca bhar i yā ti ca sā pavuccati.
She who takes joy in seeing her husband,
Like friends seeing friends after a long time,
Well-bred, virtuous, a devoted wife,
The wife of a man who acts in this way:
A friend and a wife is what she is called.
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