આફતમાં ન્યાફત શી?

āphatamāṁ nyāphata śī?

Literally: What is the need for a mediator in a disaster?
What it means: In times of crisis, one must act directly rather than relying on intermediaries.

Also said as

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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