નાની તોએ નાગણી, ચમરી તોએ પુંછ;

nānī tōē nāgaṇī, camarī tōē puṁcha;

Literally: Even if small, she is a female cobra; even if a yak, it is a tail;
What it means: Certain things retain their essential value, power, or danger regardless of their size, age, or ruined state, just as Bharuch remains significant even when broken.

Also said as

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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