બેઠક Bethak

હાથી હરાડા થાય તેને કાણે રોકાય.

hāthī harāḍā thāya tēnē kāṇē rōkāya.

Literally
When an elephant goes wild, who can stop it?
What it means
A powerful person who has lost all self-control cannot be restrained by anyone.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Wifehood is the happiest state under all circumstances.

Also said as

  • હાથે કીધું તે કામ, ગાડે કર્યું તે દામ.
  • હાથે ચુડી તે સદાએ રૂડી.
  • હા, આ ને ડાયરા, ડાહ્યાની મંડળી.
  • હાયો જુગારી બમણું રમે.
  • હાલતે શીંગડે મોત આવે તે સારૂં.
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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