બેઠક Bethak

ન કરે કરથી કાજ, પાંચ આંગળાં એકઠાં;

na karē karathī kāja, pāṁca āṁgaḷāṁ ēkaṭhāṁ;

Literally
If one does not work with the hand, keeping the five fingers united;
What it means
Emphasizes that unity and collective effort are essential to preserving one's honor and achieving success.

Also said as

  • તો લાખ દામની લાજ, રાખ બરાબર જાણવી.
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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