બેઠક Bethak

ધરમ ગયો શરમ ગઈ, ગયું માણસનું સાણું;

dharama gayō śarama gaī, gayuṁ māṇasanuṁ sāṇuṁ;

Literally
Religion is gone, shame is gone, the wisdom of man is gone;
What it means
Said of a state of moral decay where protectors turn into predators and all sense of decency and righteousness is lost.

Also said as

  • વાડ વેલાને ખાવા બેઠી, એ તે આપા કાણું.
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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