ઉધાર કહે આ, ખૂણે બેસીને રે, નગદ કહેજી ખા, ખીચડી ને ઘી, ફાવ્યે તે ડાહ્યો ફેસ્યે તે મૂર્ખ

udhāra kahē ā, khūṇē bēsīnē rē, nagada kahējī khā, khīcaḍī nē ghī, phāvyē tē ḍāhyō phēsyē tē mūrkha

બૃહદ કહેવત કથાસાગર (Bruhad Kahevat Kathasagar) (1920) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · awaiting its meaning

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