" હાથી જીવે તો લાખનો, મરે તો સવા લાખનો"

" hāthī jīvē tō lākhanō, marē tō savā lākhanō"

Literally: An elephant alive is worth a lakh; dead, it is worth a lakh and a quarter.
What it means: Some things hold their value whatever becomes of them.

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