બેઠક Bethak

બાપેલું વેગણ લીલું થાય નહીં.

bāpēluṁ vēgaṇa līluṁ thāya nahīṁ.

Literally
A boiled eggplant cannot become green again.
What it means
Once a person's reputation or a situation is completely ruined, it can never be restored to its original state.

Also said as

  • બાયડી ઓટલેથી ને મેમાન રોટલેથી રાજી.
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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