ચંદન પડા ચમાર ઘર, નિત ઉઠ કુટે ચામ; ચંદન બિચારા ક્યા કરે, પછા નીચસેં કામ?

caṁdana paḍā camāra ghara, nita uṭha kuṭē cāma; caṁdana bicārā kyā karē, pachā nīcasēṁ kāma?

Literally: Sandalwood fell into a tanner's house, where he daily rises to beat leather with it; what can poor sandalwood do when its business is with the low?
What it means: Noble or valuable things are wasted and ruined when they fall into the hands of ignorant or vulgar people.

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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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