બેઠક Bethak

મોરનાં ઇંડાંને ચીતરવું પડે નહીં.

mōranāṁ iṁḍāṁnē cītaravuṁ paḍē nahīṁ.

Literally
Peacock eggs do not need to be painted.
What it means
Natural talent or inherent quality does not need to be taught or embellished.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Coral needs no colouring.A good face needs no paint.

Also said as

  • માંછલાંને તરતાં શિખવવું પડે નહીં.
  • વાંદરાને કુદતાં શિખવવું પડે નહીં.
  • Coral needs no colouring.
  • A good face needs no paint.
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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