બેઠક Bethak

હજામને સાં ચોરી થઈ તે નરેણી ને કાતર ગઈ.

hajāmanē sāṁ cōrī thaī tē narēṇī nē kātara gaī.

Literally
A theft occurred at the barber's house, and only the nail-cutter and scissors were stolen.
What it means
A poor person has so little of value that even a major loss or theft amounts to almost nothing.

Also said as

  • હજી તો દુધીઆ દાંત છે.
  • હજી તે પગ ભોંય અડ્યા નથી.
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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