બેઠક Bethak

ચંપા તુજમેં તીન ગુન, રૂપ, રંગ ઓર બાસ;

caṁpā tujamēṁ tīna guna, rūpa, raṁga ōra bāsa;

Literally
O champa flower, you have three virtues: beauty, color, and fragrance.
What it means
Said of someone who possesses many excellent qualities but has one major flaw that keeps others away.

Also said as

  • એક અવગુન એસો ભયા, જે ભમર ન આવે પાસ.
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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