બેઠક Bethak

બાત બાતમેં બાત હે, ભાત ભાતની બાત;

bāta bātamēṁ bāta hē, bhāta bhātanī bāta;

Literally
In every word there is a word, words of different kinds;
What it means
Words have deep power and variety; a single word can bring a great reward or a severe punishment.

Also said as

  • એક બાત ગજ દેત હે, એક બાત ગજ લાત.
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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