બેઠક Bethak

ધરના ગોધ્યા આંખ ફોડે.

dharanā gōdhyā āṁkha phōḍē.

Literally
One's own bull gouges out one's eye.
What it means
Said when harm or betrayal comes from a trusted family member or dependent.

Also said as

  • ધર બગડે જુવે ને શરીર બગડે સુવે.
  • ધરમાં બેઠી આંધળી મોતીએ ચોક પુરે.
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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