મારથી ભુતભી નાહસે, માર નવમુ રતન છે.

mārathī bhutabhī nāhasē, māra navamu ratana chē.

Literally: Even a ghost will flee from a beating, a beating is the ninth jewel.
What it means: It is used to suggest that force is an effective way to deal with trouble.

કહેવત સમુદાય (Kahevat Samuday) · 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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