પુરુષના કર્મ આડું પાનડું.

puruṣanā karma āḍuṁ pānaḍuṁ.

Literally: A leaf stands in the way of a man's destiny.
What it means: A man's fortune can change instantly, blocked or revealed by the slightest turn of fate.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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