કોડીની કમાઈ નહીં ને ઘડીની ફુરસદ નહીં.

kōḍīnī kamāī nahīṁ nē ghaḍīnī phurasada nahīṁ.

Literally: Not a cowrie earned, and not a moment to spare.
What it means: Frantically busy with nothing to show for it.

કહેવત સમુદાય (Kahevat Samuday) · 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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