બેઠક Bethak

હાથના છુટા ને હૈયાના ફુટા.

hāthanā chuṭā nē haiyānā phuṭā.

Literally
Loose of hand and broken of heart.
What it means
Said of a person who is excessively generous to the point of foolishness, lacking any self-control or foresight.

Also said as

  • હાથનાં કર્યાં, હૈયે વાગ્યાં.
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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