બેઠક Bethak

છાયા એટલાં છાપરાં, ને નળીઆં એટલાં ઘર;

chāyā ēṭalāṁ chāparāṁ, nē naḷīāṁ ēṭalāṁ ghara;

Literally
As many roofs as there are shadows, and as many houses as there are tiles.
What it means
Said of a place with an overwhelming abundance of houses or shelters, or of a person with endless family responsibilities.

Also said as

  • દાસ દ્વારકા એમ કહે, કુંવારા એટલા વર.
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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