સાગનાં લાકડાં છે, રૂપાનાં હાડકાં છે.

sāganāṁ lākaḍāṁ chē, rūpānāṁ hāḍakāṁ chē.

Literally: They are teak wood, they have silver bones.
What it means: Said of someone who is exceptionally strong, healthy, and resilient.

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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