નાકો તે જાણે ધાડો.

nākō tē jāṇē dhāḍō.

Literally: The pass knows the raiding troop.
What it means: Those who guard a passage or position are well aware of the dangers that come through it.

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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