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na grham grham ity ahur

grhini grham ucyate

taya hi sahitah sarvan

purusarthan samasnute

SYNONYMS

na—not; grham—the home; grham—the house; iti—thus; ahuh—said; grhini—the wife; grham—home; ucyate—it is said; taya—with her; hi—certainly; sahitah—together; sarvan—all; purusa-arthan—goals of human life; samasnute—perfects “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.”