પીંજીઓ પીંજ્યો, ને રૂનો રૂજ.

pīṁjīō pīṁjyō, nē rūnō rūja.

Literally: Carded and carded, and the cotton is just cotton.
What it means: It is used when a lot of effort is put into something but the result remains unchanged or unproductive.

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