જો ગાજે ભડ, તો કુવા કાંઠે ખડ.

jō gājē bhaḍa, tō kuvā kāṁṭhē khaḍa.

Literally: If Bhadrapad thunders, there is grass on the well-side.
What it means: Thunder late in the season ensures enough moisture for late-season growth.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: When it thunders in Bhadrapad, there will be grass on the well-side.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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