Thamborul endradham makkal avarporul
Thamtham vidaithhadhu aruppu.
Parents' wealth is their children; the children's wealth is what they themselves have sown.
பெற்றோரின் உண்மையான செல்வம் அவர்களின் மக்களே; அந்த மக்களின் செல்வமோ அவர்கள் தாமே விதைத்ததை (செய்த நன்மைகளை) அறுப்பதாகும்.
Children are the parents' true wealth. But children's own wealth comes from what THEY sow — their own actions and virtues. This kural teaches two things: parents find their wealth in children; children must build their own wealth through their own efforts. The chain of karma and responsibility is clear.