બેઠક Bethak

બેઠલું—પાણી પીને પૂછે ઘર, તેનું નામ પટેલે ઘર;

bēṭhaluṁ—pāṇī pīnē pūchē ghara, tēnuṁ nāma paṭēlē ghara;

Literally
Asking for the house after drinking water is called the Patel's house.
What it means
It is too late to take precautions after the damage is done.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
No weeping for shed milk.It is too late to shut the stable door after the horse is stolen.

Also said as

  • દીકરી દેઈને પૂછે કુળ, તેનું નામ બીજો ઘર;
  • આંગળી ઘાલી પૂછે દર, તેનું નામ ત્રીજો ઘર;
  • બાથ ભીડીને પૂછે બળ, તેનું નામ ચોથો ઘર.
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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