ઉધાર વગર લાભ નહીં, ને મરણ વગર ડાભ નહીં.

udhāra vagara lābha nahīṁ, nē maraṇa vagara ḍābha nahīṁ.

Literally: Without credit there is no profit, and without death there is no sacred grass.
What it means: Taking financial risk on credit is essential for business gain, just as certain rites require death.

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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