ઘી વિના લુખો કંસાર, દીકરા વગર સુનો સંસાર.

ghī vinā lukhō kaṁsāra, dīkarā vagara sunō saṁsāra.

Literally: A dry meal without ghee, a world without a son is empty.
What it means: A son is considered essential for the completeness and happiness of a family.

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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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