Pennjeval seithozhukkum aanmaiyin naanuth thagai
Onnudhar koda uyarvu.
The manliness that acts subservient to women is shameful — greater is the elevation of the bright-browed (virtuous) woman.
பெண்ணின் கட்டளைப்படி நடக்கும் ஆண்மை வெட்கத்திற்கு உரியது; ஒளிரும் நெற்றியை உடைய நல்ல பெண்ணின் உயர்வே சிறந்தது.
A man who merely does whatever women command — without his own virtue — has a lesser manliness. But the woman of genuine virtue and bright character (onnudhal — bright forehead symbolizing goodness) represents a higher excellence. This kural balances the chapter: it's not about male or female dominance but about genuine virtue in both.