ગતિ દાતા ધન જાણવું, યંત્ર રૂપ વ્યવહાર; અટકે ઝટ ભવતંત્ર તો, જે નહી ધન કર સાર.

gati dātā dhana jāṇavuṁ, yaṁtra rūpa vyavahāra; aṭakē jhaṭa bhavataṁtra tō, jē nahī dhana kara sāra.

Literally: Know wealth to be the giver of motion, and worldly dealings to be like a machine; the machinery of life grinds to a sudden halt if there is no wealth to sustain it.
What it means: Emphasizes that money is the essential fuel that keeps the machinery of daily life and society running smoothly.

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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