હોય ત્યારે બારે માસ, નીકર નકારડા અપવાસ.

hōya tyārē bārē māsa, nīkara nakāraḍā apavāsa.

Literally: When available, feast for twelve months; otherwise, absolute fasting.
What it means: Describes a reckless feast-or-famine lifestyle with no middle ground or savings.

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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