બેઠક Bethak

દહાડો—પડી ગરજ મન ઓર હે, સરી ગરજ મન ઓર;

dahāḍō—paḍī garaja mana ōra hē, sarī garaja mana ōra;

Literally
Couplet: When in need the mind is one way; when need is met, the mind is another.
What it means
Said of self-interested people whose attitude changes once their purpose is served.

Also said as

  • ઉંદરાજ કહે મનુષ્યકા, ચિત્ત ન રહે એક ઠોર.
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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