બેઠક Bethak

લાખના તુટયા, કોડીએ ન સંધાય.

lākhanā tuṭayā, kōḍīē na saṁdhāya.

Literally
What is broken of a lakh cannot be mended with a cowrie.
What it means
A great loss of reputation or wealth cannot be repaired by cheap or trivial means.

Also said as

  • લાખે પુલાણી.
  • લાખે વણજારા.
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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