બેઠક Bethak

પાડા ચાલે પાંચ ગાઉ તો પન્નાલી ચાલે પંદર ગાઉ.

pāḍā cālē pāṁca gāu tō pannālī cālē paṁdara gāu.

Literally
If the male buffalo walks five leagues, the young female buffalo walks fifteen leagues.
What it means
Lighter or more agile individuals far outpace slow, heavy ones.

Also said as

  • પાડોસી ઊંચે લાભ કે ઊંચે લાલ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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