કલાડા વગર શ્રાધ્ધ અટકે.

kalāḍā vagara śrādhdha aṭakē.

Literally: A funeral ceremony stops without the earthen cooking pan.
What it means: Essential small items or key individuals are indispensable for completing a task.

Also said as

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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