Makkal mei theendal udarkkinbam matravar
Sorkettaal inbam sevikku.
The touch of one's children is physical joy; to hear their words is joy to the ears.
மக்களின் (குழந்தைகளின்) உடல் தொடுகை உடலுக்கு இன்பம்; அவர்களின் சொற்களை கேட்பது காதுகளுக்கு இன்பம்.
Physical touch of children = bodily joy; their speech = auditory joy. Valluvar maps parental joy onto the senses: the body feels joy through a child's touch, the ear feels joy through a child's voice. This complete sensory joy of parenting is unique — no other pleasure covers both touch and sound so completely.