હથેળીનો ગોળ, જ્યારે ખાવા હોય ત્યારે ખવાય.

hathēḷīnō gōḷa, jyārē khāvā hōya tyārē khavāya.

Literally: Jaggery on the palm, to be eaten whenever one wishes.
What it means: Having someone entirely dependent on one's personal command and convenience.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: To lead one by the nose.

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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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