નાતનો પટેલ વેહેલો નરકે જાય.

nātanō paṭēla vēhēlō narakē jāya.

Literally: The caste headman goes to hell early.
What it means: Community leaders who misuse their power or act unjustly face swift divine punishment.

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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