બેઠક Bethak

દૂધ તો માઇકા, ઓર દૂધ કાયકા? પુત તો ગાયકા, ઓર પુત કાયકા?

dūdha tō māikā, ōra dūdha kāyakā? puta tō gāyakā, ōra puta kāyakā?

Literally
Milk is of the mother, what other milk is there? A son is of the cow, what other son is there?
What it means
Highlights the unmatched purity of mother's milk and the supreme utility of cattle offspring.

Also said as

  • ફૂલતા કપાસકા, ઓર ફૂલ કાયકા; રાજા તો મેધરાજા, ઓર રાજ કાયકા?
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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