બેઠક Bethak

દૂબળું ભૂત કુસકે રણીઆત.

dūbaḷuṁ bhūta kusakē raṇīāta.

Literally
A weak ghost is happy with a small offering.
What it means
People with little power are easily satisfied with small gains.

Also said as

  • કુકડીનું મ્હોં ઠેફલે.
  • કંગાળ કાકડીએ રાજી.
  • રાવણીઆં ટુકડે રાજી.
  • ભૂંડ કાદવે રાજી.
  • કીડીને કાગળે પુર.
  • ભૂત બાકળે રાજી.
  • ડેડ ઠેબાણેજ રાજી.
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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