કુસંગા સંગદોષેન, કાષ્ટઘટા વિટંબણા.

kusaṁgā saṁgadōṣēna, kāṣṭaghaṭā viṭaṁbaṇā.

Literally: Bad company, wooden bell, mockery.
What it means: Associating with the wrong people leads to ridicule and failure.

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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