1"Bhikkhus, there are five kinds of suffering peculiar to women, [n.262] Mātugāmassa āveṇikāni dukkhāni. Spk: Particular (to women); not shared by men. which women experience but not men. What five?

"Here, bhikkhus, even when young, a woman goes to live with her husband's family and is separated from her relatives. This is the first kind of suffering peculiar to women … .

"Again, a woman is subject to menstruation. This is the second kind of suffering peculiar to women … .

"Again, a woman becomes pregnant. This is the third kind of suffering peculiar to women … .

"Again, a woman gives birth. This is the fourth kind of suffering peculiar to women … .

"Again, a woman is made to serve a man. This is the fifth kind of suffering peculiar to women … .

"These, bhikkhus, are the five kinds of suffering peculiar to women, which women experience but not men." sn.iv.240

1"Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa āveṇikāni dukkhāni, yāni mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi. Katamāni pañca?

Idha, bhikkhave, mātugāmo daharova samāno patikulaṁ gacchati, ñātakehi vinā hoti. Idaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa paṭhamaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmo utunī hoti. Idaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa dutiyaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmo gabbhinī hoti. Idaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa tatiyaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmo vijāyati. Idaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa catutthaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi.

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, mātugāmo purisassa pāricariyaṁ upeti.

Idaṁ kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa pañcamaṁ āveṇikaṁ dukkhaṁ, yaṁ mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehi. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca mātugāmassa āveṇikāni dukkhāni, yāni mātugāmo paccanubhoti, aññatreva purisehī"ti.

Tatiyaṁ.