હીંગ જાય પણ હાથ ગંધાય.

hīṁga jāya paṇa hātha gaṁdhāya.

Literally: Asafoetida goes away but the hand smells.
What it means: The lingering effects of a bad experience or association remain even after the source is gone.

કહેવત સમુદાય (Kahevat Samuday) · 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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