નાસનારની અગાડી ને મારનારની પછાડી.

nāsanāranī agāḍī nē māranāranī pachāḍī.

Literally: In front of the one who flees, and behind the one who strikes.
What it means: Position yourself safely out of harm's way during a conflict.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: In front of the one who is running away and behind the one who is striking.

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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