સાતની મા ભાગળે બંધાય, એકની મા ચરૂએ રંધાય.

sātanī mā bhāgaḷē baṁdhāya, ēkanī mā carūē raṁdhāya.

Literally: The mother of seven is tied at the village gate, while the mother of one is cooked for in a copper pot.
What it means: A mother with many children is often neglected as they pass responsibility to one another, whereas an only child takes full care of her.

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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