સાજી ગાં—માં આકડો શું મારવો?

sājī gāṁ—māṁ ākaḍō śuṁ māravō?

Literally: Why stick a calotropis plant into a healthy backside?
What it means: Said of creating unnecessary trouble or inviting pain when everything is going perfectly well.

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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