ભમર ન છાંડે કેતકી, તીખે કંટક જાન.

bhamara na chāṁḍē kētakī, tīkhē kaṁṭaka jāna.

Literally: The bumblebee does not leave the ketaki flower, even knowing its sharp thorns.
What it means: A true lover remains devoted and refuses to abandon their beloved despite the pain and difficulties involved.

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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