સાસુ ગઇ શિવરાત, વહુને આવી નવરાંત.

sāsu gai śivarāta, vahunē āvī navarāṁta.

Literally: The mother-in-law went to the Shivratri festival, and the daughter-in-law got leisure.
What it means: Subordinates enjoy freedom and neglect their duties when their supervisor or authority figure is absent.
The English proverb Shah set beside it: When the cat is away, the mice will play.

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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