બેઠક Bethak

ઘરડી ગાય ગેરને આપે.

gharaḍī gāya gēranē āpē.

Literally
Giving an old cow to the priest.
What it means
Donating useless or worn-out possessions under the guise of piety or charity.

Also said as

  • બળતું ઘર કૃષ્ણાર્પણુ.
  • ગેરને આપે ઘરડી ગાય, પાપ મટે ને પુણ્ય થાય.
  • દોહરો—ઝડકામણનું ઝડકામણ, વાએ ઊણું જાય;
  • આપો ઘરના બ્રાહ્મણને, તે પુંજ પુણ્યના થાય.
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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