આવ સુહાગન લકડી, તેરા પડીઆ કાજ.

āva suhāgana lakaḍī, tērā paḍīā kāja.

Literally: Come, blessed wooden stick, your turn has come.
What it means: Used when a simple, neglected tool or resource suddenly becomes indispensable in a time of need.

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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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