દમડે ઊંટ વેચાય છે, પણ દમડા ક્યાં છે ?

damaḍē ūṁṭa vēcāya chē, paṇa damaḍā kyāṁ chē ?

Literally: A camel is sold for a copper coin, but where are the copper coins?
What it means: Even the greatest bargain is useless to someone who lacks the tiny sum needed to purchase it.

Also said as

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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