બેઠક Bethak

ભાલા મારા રણી આવ્યા, ને સોના સાઠ કરી આવ્યા.

bhālā mārā raṇī āvyā, nē sōnā sāṭha karī āvyā.

Literally
My spears came back from the battlefield, having made sixty out of gold.
What it means
A damaged or ruined item can never regain its pristine quality or value.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
A cracked bell will never sound well.

Also said as

  • ભાભાજી નાતનું, તો કહે તારી જ સાથે.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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