પીઠ ઢાકવી; વાંસા થાબડવા

pīṭha ḍhākavī; vāṁsā thābaḍavā

Literally: To cover the back; to pat the back.
What it means: Protecting someone from harm and offering them encouragement or praise.

Also said as

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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