બેઠક Bethak

અંધારી રાત્રે મગ કાળા.

aṁdhārī rātrē maga kāḷā.

Literally
On a dark night, the mung beans are black.
What it means
In the absence of light or clarity, all things appear the same.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
When candles are out, all cats are grey.

Also said as

  • અંધારી રાત્રે મગ કાળા.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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