બેઠક Bethak

હે, ભુંડા ભૂતનાથ, વળગણીએ રાતું લુગડું દીઠું નહોં.

hē, bhuṁḍā bhūtanātha, vaḷagaṇīē rātuṁ lugaḍuṁ dīṭhuṁ nahōṁ.

Literally
O wicked lord of ghosts, you have never seen a red cloth hanging on a clothesline.
What it means
Used to mock an impoverished or envious person who is astonished by the slightest sign of wealth or comfort.
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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