બેઠક Bethak

ઘરના ગોધ્યા આંખ ફોડે.

gharanā gōdhyā āṁkha phōḍē.

Literally
One's own bull gouges out one's eye.
What it means
Harm or betrayal suffered at the hands of one's own family members or dependents is particularly painful and hard to prevent.

Also said as

  • ઘર બગડે જુવે ને શરીર બગડે મુવે.
  • ઘરમાં બેઠી આંધળી મોતીએ ચાક પુરે.
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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