નરેણીથી તો નખજ ઉતરે, કંઈ માથુ ખોડાય નહીં.

narēṇīthī tō nakhaja utarē, kaṁī māthu khōḍāya nahīṁ.

Literally: With a nail-cutter, only nails are trimmed, not the head.
What it means: Use the right tool for the job; do not use excessive force for minor tasks.

કહેવત સમુદાય (Kahevat Samuday) · 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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