બેઠક Bethak

હાલતાં દંડે, ચાલતાં દંડે, દંડે સારા દિન;

hālatāṁ daṁḍē, cālatāṁ daṁḍē, daṁḍē sārā dina;

Literally
Fines while walking, fines while moving, fines on good days;
What it means
Said of an oppressive ruler or authority that constantly extracts money or taxes under any pretext.

Also said as

  • છાતી ઉપર પથ્થર મૂકી, પૈસા લેવે છીન.
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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