લજ રણતા જીવ રણે, લજ વિણ જીવ મ રાખ;

laja raṇatā jīva raṇē, laja viṇa jīva ma rākha;

Literally: Let life remain only while preserving honor, do not keep life without honor;
What it means: It is better to die with dignity than to live a life of disgrace and dishonor.

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ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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