નામે નવસારી ભારી, તે કરતાં ગણદેવી સારી.

nāmē navasārī bhārī, tē karatāṁ gaṇadēvī sārī.

Literally: Navsari is heavy by name, but Gandevi is better than that.
What it means: A place or person may have a big reputation, but another may be more practical or pleasant.

કહેવત સમુદાય (Kahevat Samuday) · 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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