મેભી મરે તે મહા દુઃખ.

mēbhī marē tē mahā duḥkha.

Literally: If the main beam breaks, it is a great sorrow.
What it means: The death or loss of the primary breadwinner or supporter of a family brings immense ruin and grief.

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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