બેઠક Bethak

સાનમાં સાત ખુદ, બાડામાં ખુદ બાર,

sānamāṁ sāta khuda, bāḍāmāṁ khuda bāra,

Literally
Seven defects in a hint, twelve defects in a one-eyed person.
What it means
Said of someone who is extremely cunning, suspicious, or full of flaws.

Also said as

  • કાણામાં કોડ ખુદ, આંધળો કરે વિચાર.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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