કંગાલ ગામની લુટમાં, ચરખે પણ ગનીમત.

kaṁgāla gāmanī luṭamāṁ, carakhē paṇa ganīmata.

Literally: In the looting of a destitute village, even a spinning wheel is a windfall.
What it means: When salvaging from someone who has nothing, even the smallest item gained is considered a success.

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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