પરાયે હાથેજ કાન વીધાય.

parāyē hāthēja kāna vīdhāya.

Literally: The ear is pierced only by another's hand.
What it means: Sometimes you need external help to achieve something for yourself.

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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