दनन्यरूपाः पुरुषस्य दाराः। दारप्रदानाद्धि न दानमन्यत् प्रदृश्यते ज्ञानवतां हि लोके ॥
dananyarūpāḥ puruṣasya dārāḥ| dārapradānāddhi na dānamanyat pradṛśyate jñānavatāṃ hi loke ||
English Meaning
According to the Vedas and various other sacred texts, wives are inseparably blended with their husbands. And the wise say that there is no other gift better than that of a wife in this world.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)