ન મળી નારી એટલે સહેજે બાવા બ્રહ્મચારી

na maḷī nārī ēṭalē sahējē bāvā brahmacārī

Literally: No wife was to be had, so naturally the fellow is a celibate ascetic.
What it means: Making a principle out of the thing you could not get.

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