લાકડી ટેકા આપતી, વળી બને હથીઆર;

lākaḍī ṭēkā āpatī, vaḷī banē hathīāra;

Literally: A stick gives support, and also becomes a weapon;
What it means: Points out the versatile utility of a humble wooden staff as both a walking aid and a tool of self-defense.

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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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