દીકરા થયા મોટા, ત્યારે જમાના આવ્યા ખોટા.

dīkarā thayā mōṭā, tyārē jamānā āvyā khōṭā.

Literally: When the sons grew big, bad times arrived.
What it means: Parents find that just as their children reach adulthood to support them, the times turn unfavorable or the sons turn rebellious.

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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