ઘરડાં વગર ઘરનું ઠાંકણું નહીં. વૃદ્ધ એ ઘરનું છત્ર છે

gharaḍāṁ vagara gharanuṁ ṭhāṁkaṇuṁ nahīṁ. vr̥ddha ē gharanuṁ chatra chē

બૃહદ કહેવત કથાસાગર (Bruhad Kahevat Kathasagar) (1920) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · awaiting its meaning

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