તલપાપડ થવું; ઊંચાનીચા થવું; જીવ અધિરીએ રાખવો.

talapāpaḍa thavuṁ; ūṁcānīcā thavuṁ; jīva adhirīē rākhavō.

Literally: To become sesame-brittle; to go up and down; to keep the soul in suspense.
What it means: Describes a state of extreme impatience, eagerness, or anxiety while waiting for something to happen.

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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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