સાત પાવલાં કમ દો રૂપીઆ.

sāta pāvalāṁ kama dō rūpīā.

Literally: Seven quarters less two rupees.
What it means: Said of a convoluted or overly complicated way of stating a simple amount or fact.

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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