Manaimaatsi illaalkann illaayin vaazhkkai
Enaithum venda padum.
If the excellence of the home is absent in the wife, the rest of life becomes unwanted.
மனைவியிடம் வீட்டின் சிறப்பு இல்லாவிட்டால், வாழ்க்கையில் மற்றதெல்லாம் வேண்டாததாகி விடும்.
The wife's inner excellence (manamaatsi) is what makes the home worth living in. Without her grace, wisdom, and character, all material wealth and external success become meaningless. Valluvar puts the home's worth entirely in the character of the wife — a profound recognition of the feminine role.