વાછડી વરતમાં દુલી.

vāchaḍī varatamāṁ dulī.

Literally: The calf was lost in the interest.
What it means: Said of someone who loses their main asset while trying to pay off the interest on a debt.

Also said as

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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