દીકરીના પહાણા.

dīkarīnā pahāṇā.

Literally: A daughter's stones.
What it means: Said of the heavy, unavoidable financial burdens and worries that come with raising and marrying off a daughter.

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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