બેઠક Bethak

ગરાસીઆની ઘોડી ને રાંડીરાંડની છોડી.

garāsīānī ghōḍī nē rāṁḍīrāṁḍanī chōḍī.

Literally
A Garasia's mare and a widow's daughter.
What it means
Both are highly vulnerable, poorly managed, or subject to constant trouble and exploitation due to lack of proper protection.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
The dog in the manger.

Also said as

  • ગરીબનું નસીબ ગરીબ.
  • ગળીઓ થઈ બેસે, પરોણાની આર પેસે.
  • ગળું કાણું ને પાસે નહીં નાણું.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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