બેઠક Bethak

મોટાના મંદવાડ ને ગરીબનું છીનાળું તુરત છતું થાય.

mōṭānā maṁdavāḍa nē garībanuṁ chīnāḷuṁ turata chatuṁ thāya.

Literally
A great man's illness and a poor man's scandal are exposed immediately.
What it means
Observes that prominent people's minor troubles and poor people's misdeeds quickly become public knowledge.

Also said as

  • મોટાની છાશ પોટલે વેચાય.
  • સોરઠા—મોટાના મંદવાડ, રજના ગજ થઈ પડે;
  • એ વૈદ્યોનાં ઝાડ, સાચું સોરઠીઓ ભણે.
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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