સાત દીકરાના બાપ ટોપલે ઢંકાય, એક દીકરાના બાપ ચરૂએ પંકાય.

sāta dīkarānā bāpa ṭōpalē ḍhaṁkāya, ēka dīkarānā bāpa carūē paṁkāya.

Literally: The father of seven sons is covered under a basket, while the father of one son is celebrated with a copper pot.
What it means: Having many children does not guarantee support in old age, whereas a single dutiful child can bring great honor and care.

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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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