શિર સાટે શિર દેત હે, દુઃખીઅનકા વિશ્રામ,

śira sāṭē śira dēta hē, duḥkhīanakā viśrāma,

Literally: He gives his own head in exchange for a head, and is a refuge for the miserable.
What it means: A truly noble friend is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect and comfort those in distress.

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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