Text 27

Text

na gṛhaṁ gṛham ity āhur
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; taya—with her; hi—certainly; sahitaḥ—together; sarvān—all; purusa-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.” 

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