લીલાં લીધાં નથી, ને પીળાં પેહેર્યાં નથી.

līlāṁ līdhāṁ nathī, nē pīḷāṁ pēhēryāṁ nathī.

Literally: Have not taken green nor worn yellow.
What it means: Describes someone who has never experienced luxury, prosperity, or festive celebration.

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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