na gṛhaṁ gṛham ity āhur
gṛhiṇī gṛham ucyate
tayā hi sahitaḥ sarvān
puruṣārthān samaśnute
gṛhiṇī gṛham ucyate
tayā hi sahitaḥ sarvān
puruṣārthān samaśnute
Synonyms
na-not; gṛham-the home; gṛham-the house; iti-thus; āhuḥ-said; gṛhiṇī-the wife; gṛham-home; ucyate-it is said; tayā-with her; hi-certainly; sahitaḥ-together; sarvān-all; puruṣa-arthān-goals of human life; samaśnute-perfects.
Translation
"Merely a house is not a home, for it is a wife who gives a home its meaning. If one lives at home with his wife, together they can fulfill all the interests of human life."