મોટા સાથે મોહી, તે ઝાંઝર બેડી જોઇ.

mōṭā sāthē mōhī, tē jhāṁjhara bēḍī jōi.

Literally: Falling in love with the great, she saw ankle-chains as fetters.
What it means: Associating with powerful or wealthy people often brings restrictions and loss of freedom instead of happiness.

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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