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Browse 25 Gujarati sayings with script, transliteration, the literal image, everyday usage and the matching English proverb.
Gujarati Kahevat Explorer is a searchable set of 25 Gujarati proverbs, each shown in Gujarati script with a Roman transliteration, the literal picture behind the words, the situation people actually use it in, and the closest English proverb. A kahevat is a complete proverbial sentence carrying folk wisdom, which is what distinguishes it from a rudhiprayog — an idiomatic phrase that only works inside a longer sentence. It is aimed at students, speakers preparing a talk, and anyone who grew up hearing these lines and wants the exact wording and sense.
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A kahevat (કહેવત) is a proverb — a complete sentence that states shared folk wisdom, such as 'ઉતાવળે આંબા ન પાકે', mangoes do not ripen in a hurry. It differs from a rudhiprayog, which is an idiomatic phrase that has to be fitted into a sentence before it means anything.
It means blaming circumstances for your own lack of skill. Literally 'the one who cannot dance says the courtyard is crooked', it is the Gujarati equivalent of 'a bad workman blames his tools' and is used whenever someone hunts for an external excuse.
A kahevat stands alone as a full sentence with a general lesson; a rudhiprayog is a fixed phrase whose meaning only appears once you build a sentence around it. Gujarati language exams frequently ask candidates to sort examples into these two categories, so the distinction matters in school answers.
Yes. Gujarati language papers regularly ask for the meaning of a kahevat or for one to be used in composition, and the expected answer gives the proverb in script followed by its meaning and a context sentence. Check your prescribed textbook as well, since syllabuses usually list specific proverbs.