બેઠક Bethak

અધિક માસ જે શ્રાવણ બને, રાજા પ્રજા પીડા સને;

adhika māsa jē śrāvaṇa banē, rājā prajā pīḍā sanē;

Literally
If an extra month falls in Shravan, it brings pain to king and subject.
What it means
An intercalary month in the monsoon season is considered an ill omen for prosperity.

Also said as

  • સુખમય વર્ષા તર્પી ઘણી, સુખમાં સેવક, દુઃખમાં ઘણી.
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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