બેઠક Bethak

બેઠડા ઉપર બેઠકુ તે પાણીઆરા માથે ભાર.

bēṭhaḍā upara bēṭhaku tē pāṇīārā māthē bhāra.

Literally
A pot stacked upon a pot is a burden upon the water stand.
What it means
Refers to unnecessary burdens or freeloaders added to an already loaded household.

Also said as

  • બેઠકુ ચડાવીને આવી છે.
  • બેહેન કહીને બેસાડે ને વહુ કહીને ઉઠાડે.
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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