લવાણાં રે લવાણાં તાવડીમાં તવાણાં તો ય બેટા લવાણાં.

lavāṇāṁ rē lavāṇāṁ tāvaḍīmāṁ tavāṇāṁ tō ya bēṭā lavāṇāṁ.

Literally: Lavana, oh Lavana — fried in the pan and still, my boy, a Lavana.
What it means: Do what you like to him; he comes out the same as he went in.

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