છઇઆ વહાલા, ભઇઆ વહાલા, વહારે કાને મેકલું?

chaiā vahālā, bhaiā vahālā, vahārē kānē mēkaluṁ?

Literally: Children are dear, brothers are dear, whom should I send to help?
What it means: Family ties are so strong that it is impossible to choose between helping one relative over another.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: Blood is thicker than water.

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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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