દીકરા થઈને ખવાય, બાપ થઈને ન ખવાય.

dīkarā thaīnē khavāya, bāpa thaīnē na khavāya.

Literally: One can eat by being a son, but not by being a father.
What it means: Said to contrast the carefree life of a dependent child with the heavy responsibilities of a parent who must provide for others.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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