શેઠની પૂંઠે ફેલ્લી થઈ ને પંપાળીને મોટી કરી.

śēṭhanī pūṁṭhē phēllī thaī nē paṁpāḷīnē mōṭī karī.

Literally: A boil broke out on the merchant's backside, and it was caressed until it grew big.
What it means: Said of flatterers pampering a wealthy master's minor whim or flaw until it turns into a major disaster.

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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