શબ્દહી ગહત સુન્યા સહી, મીટા ન મનકા મોહ; પારસ લગ પહોંચ્યા નહીં, તબલગ લોહકા લોહ.

śabdahī gahata sunyā sahī, mīṭā na manakā mōha; pārasa laga pahōṁcyā nahīṁ, tabalaga lōhakā lōha.

Literally: Merely hearing and grasping words is true, but the mind's attachment was not erased; until one reaches the philosopher's stone, one remains iron.
What it means: Emphasizes that intellectual knowledge of scriptures is useless without actual spiritual realization and transformation.

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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