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Mankalam enpa manaimatci marruatan
Nankalam nanmakkat peru
Nankalam nanmakkat peru
A good wife brings beauty and happiness to family life.
And good children are its fine ornaments.
The greatness of family life is determined by a good wife and good children are the ornaments thereof.
Aingurunuru has an exact parallel thus:
"Onsumar paanditr senchudar pola
Manaiku vilakaayinan marai
Puravani naadana pudhalvan thaaye"
This thirukkural is in the nature of a link with the next chapter on children.
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