બેઠક Bethak

ઝાડ તેવાં ફળ.

jhāḍa tēvāṁ phaḷa.

Literally
Like the tree like the fruit.
What it means
A person's character is reflected in their actions.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Like tree, like fruit.

Also said as

  • જેવું ઝાડ તેવાં ફળ.
  • જેવું બીજ તેવું ફળ.
  • જેવું કામ તેવું પરિણામ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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