બાપના કૂવામાં ડુબી ન મરાય

bāpanā kūvāmāṁ ḍubī na marāya

Literally: You do not drown yourself in your father's well just because it is his.
What it means: An inheritance being yours does not oblige you to accept what is wrong with it.

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