કાંઠે ઊઠયું કટક.

kāṁṭhē ūṭhayuṁ kaṭaka.

Literally: An army has risen at the riverbank.
What it means: Said when severe danger or trouble has arrived right at one's doorstep.

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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