- Literally
- From a full pot, one grain is pressed to check.
- What it means
- A small sample is sufficient to judge the quality of the whole.
- The English proverb Shah set beside it
- By a handful the whole sack may be known.A whole may be judged by a part.
Also said as
- ઘેડા ઉપરથી બધાની પરીક્ષા.
- અંગુઠા પ્રમાણે રાવણ.
- કાકા દીઠે કુટુંબ દીઠું, ને મામા દીઠે મેસાળ દીઠું.
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