બેઠક Bethak

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

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

Literally
Milk is of a mother, what other milk is there? A son is of a cow, what other son is there?
What it means
True milk is mother's milk, and the best offspring is the calf of a cow.

Also said as

  • ફૂલતો કપાસકા, ઓર ફૂલ કાયકા; રાજ તો મેધરાજ, ઓર રાજ કાયકા?
  • દૂધના ઉભરા કેટલી ઘડી રહે?
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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