બેઠક Bethak

અસુરા આવ્યા પરણા, રાત રહે પાછા ન જાય.

asurā āvyā paraṇā, rāta rahē pāchā na jāya.

Literally
Guests who arrive late at night stay the night and do not leave.
What it means
Inconvenient guests who turn up at ungodly hours become prolonged burdens.

Also said as

  • અળગી નહીં છાયા દેહથી.
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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