સાસુ ગઈ શિવરાત, વહુને આવી નવરાંત.

sāsu gaī śivarāta, vahunē āvī navarāṁta.

Literally: The mother-in-law went away for Shivratri, and the daughter-in-law got leisure.
What it means: Subordinates relax and enjoy freedom the moment strict authority leaves.

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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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