પરણ્યા નહીં હોઈએ, પણ પાંતે તો બેઠા હૈશું.

paraṇyā nahīṁ hōīē, paṇa pāṁtē tō bēṭhā haiśuṁ.

Literally: We may not have been married, but we must have sat in the row.
What it means: Even if one is not the primary participant, one has at least been present at the event.

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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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