ડાંભ્યે દુઃખ મટે.

ḍāṁbhyē duḥkha maṭē.

Literally: By branding, the pain stops.
What it means: Severe or deep-seated problems can only be resolved through drastic and painful measures.

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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