બેઠક Bethak

ઊભો સાંઢો સો મણ ભાર ઝીલે. (અથવા ખમે.)

ūbhō sāṁḍhō sō maṇa bhāra jhīlē. (athavā khamē.)

Literally
A standing bull supports a hundred maunds of weight.
What it means
A strong person who stays upright and firm can bear immense burdens.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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