બેઠક Bethak

સોમાં એક આવ્યો, તા નવાણું રહ્યા.

sōmāṁ ēka āvyō, tā navāṇuṁ rahyā.

Literally
One came out of a hundred, so ninety-nine remained.
What it means
A minor loss or small deduction from a large sum does not significantly diminish the whole.

Also said as

  • સોમાં નવાણુંની ભૂલ.
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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