બેઠક Bethak

પારણામાં પણ સાચું રાયો નથી.

pāraṇāmāṁ paṇa sācuṁ rāyō nathī.

Literally
He has not even cried truthfully in his cradle.
What it means
Said of a deceitful person who has been dishonest from his earliest childhood.

Also said as

  • પાવધનાં છોકરાં સાંઠા સાંઠા.
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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