પાન ખાઈને પદ્મણી થયાં.

pāna khāīnē padmaṇī thayāṁ.

Literally: She ate betel leaf and considered herself a beauty.
What it means: Said of an ordinary person who puts on grand airs after adopting a minor cosmetic enhancement.

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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