ચીંથરે વીંટ્યું રતન છે.

cīṁtharē vīṁṭyuṁ ratana chē.

Literally: It is a jewel wrapped in rags.
What it means: Said of a person of noble character or extraordinary talent concealed beneath a humble exterior.

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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