બેઠક Bethak

પંડ્યે ન્હાના પણ પાખંડે મ્હોટા.

paṁḍyē nhānā paṇa pākhaṁḍē mhōṭā.

Literally
Small in body but great in hypocrisy.
What it means
Said of someone who appears insignificant or young but is highly deceitful and cunning.

Also said as

  • પાંખ (પુંખ) પાદશાહની કપાય, નેવ રાંડી રાંડનાં પણ કપાય નહીં.
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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