દેણી લેનાર મળ્યા, એટલે મુડદું ઊપડ્યું.

dēṇī lēnāra maḷyā, ēṭalē muḍaduṁ ūpaḍyuṁ.

Literally: Once the bearers were found, the corpse was lifted.
What it means: A stagnant task moves forward as soon as the necessary people show up to take responsibility.

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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