બેઠક Bethak

ભાગીઆની ભેંસ ભૂણે મરે.

bhāgīānī bhēṁsa bhūṇē marē.

Literally
The partner's buffalo dies of hunger.
What it means
Shared property or joint ventures often fail because no single partner takes full responsibility.

Also said as

  • ભાગીઆનું જાય કે વાંઝીઆનું જાય.
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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