બેઠાં તું કેમ રાંડી.

bēṭhāṁ tuṁ kēma rāṁḍī.

Literally: Why were you widowed while sitting idle?
What it means: Reproaches someone for bringing misfortune or ruin upon themselves through sheer inactivity or negligence.

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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