Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Dukh Nu Osad Dahada

"દુઃખ  નું ઓસળ દહાળા "

Translation:
Dukh means Pain, suffering.  Osad is classic term used for "Remedy" in Ayurvedic Medicine.. However, it is used in spiritual form in this kehwat.
Dahada means days, but here it contextual with feel of time.

Meaning:

The best remedy for someone's pain or grievance is the time. As time passes, your suffering  shall decrease and you'll heal.

Friday, November 2, 2012

DUKAL MA ADHIK MAAS

દુકાળ માં અધિક માસ


Background:
    Indian Calendar is Lunar based, and hence accomodates one extra month every four years, to add the surplus days in moon monthly cycles.
This month is called "Aadhik", means extra or additional.
Dukaal is  drought condition of land, when it does not rain for Longer periods time. Food and resources are scarced and sitution is already difficult during this time.

Meaning:
This is wonderful Gujarati kehwat states the prolonged pain of any matter, like
it is painful to have an extra "adhik" month when there is already unbearable drought conditons around.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

"Mangya vina maaye na pirse"

માંગ્યા વિના માં ય ના પિરસે
        
Translated meaning:

Without Asking, even the Mother won't serve the food.

Meaning:
Ask for it..only then you'll get it. Be shy, and you won't get it, whatever it is.





Chakli Nani Ne faidako Moto

ચકલી નાની ને ફૈડકો મોટો..

Meaning:
Don't go on someone's small strature or petit structure. They will have bigger splash.

Another meaning: Person is small, but may have big size style/ego/show.

Literal meaning: Smaller is the sparrow, but it's flurr is big.





Saturday, May 31, 2008

"Nade daata ane darwajaa khullaa"

"नडे डाटा अने दरवाजा खुल्ला"
Meaning: Trying to save the smaller stuff, while the flow is going out of the doors..
Penny wise, and pound foolish

Kanjoos nu dhan kankara

કંજૂસ નું ધન કાંકરા

कंजूस नु धन कांकरां

Meaning:
The stingy person's weath is really piece of stones.
If you can't use what you have, what good it is more than stones?

"Khaali chano wage chano"

ખાલી ચણો વાગે ઘણો

खाली चणो वागे घणो

Meaning: Empty vessel makes more noise
Person with lesser capacity makes bigger noise

Similar:
Adhooro Ghado Chhalakaay Ghano
Meaning: Half Fill vessel spills more