બેઠક Bethak

એની લાકડી ને એનો અરડો કે વાંસા.

ēnī lākaḍī nē ēnō araḍō kē vāṁsā.

Literally
His stick, and his back or spine.
What it means
Said when someone's own actions or implements cause their own punishment.

Also said as

  • એનું મ્હો ને એનું ખાસડું.
  • એની મોઇ (ગીલ્લી) ને એનો દાવ.
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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