આદમજી ગયા તે ગધેડા વસાવી લાવ્યા.

ādamajī gayā tē gadhēḍā vasāvī lāvyā.

Literally: Adamji went forth and brought back donkeys.
What it means: Said of someone sent on an important task who returns with foolish or useless results.

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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