હાથે કરીને હોળી રમ્યા.

hāthē karīnē hōḷī ramyā.

Literally: Played Holi by one's own hand.
What it means: Said of someone who brings destruction or trouble upon themselves through deliberate action.

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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