- Literally
- The horse that did not run on the day of Dussehra, how will it run on ordinary days?
- What it means
- Said of someone who fails to perform or be useful during a critical, high-stakes moment when they were most needed.
Also said as
- હસાડા દફતરમાં નહીં.
- દહાડીનું લાગ્યું ને ભવનું ભાગ્યું.
- દહાડા આવે વાંકા, ત્યારે માર મારે રાંકા.
- દહાડે ડોબાં ચારે, રાતે હીરા પારખે.
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