પાન સડે, ઘોડા અડે, વીદ્યા વીસરી જાય, અંગારે રોટી જળે. તે કેમ? જવાબ—ફેરવ્યા વગર રાખવાથી.

pāna saḍē, ghōḍā aḍē, vīdyā vīsarī jāya, aṁgārē rōṭī jaḷē. tē kēma? javāba—phēravyā vagara rākhavāthī.

Literally: Leaves rot, horses get stuck, knowledge is forgotten, bread burns on the embers. Why? Answer—by keeping them without turning.
What it means: Constant maintenance and attention are required to keep things in good condition.

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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