જાઇ મા પાળે, ઓરમાન મા આળે.

jāi mā pāḷē, ōramāna mā āḷē.

Literally: The biological mother nurtures, the stepmother blights.
What it means: A true mother protects her child with selfless care, whereas a stepmother shows coldness or neglect.

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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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