લાંબી લેખણે ધનશાહ.

lāṁbī lēkhaṇē dhanaśāha.

Literally: Dhanshah with a long pen.
What it means: Said of an influential accountant or clerk whose pen wields great financial power.

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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