બેઠક Bethak

જમણવાર, કાંઈ જમણધાડ નહીં.

jamaṇavāra, kāṁī jamaṇadhāḍa nahīṁ.

Literally
A feast, not a food raid.
What it means
Guests should eat politely and in moderation, rather than behaving like a plundering mob.

Also said as

  • જમને તેકુ નહીં, ને બાવળને ખેકુ નહીં.
  • જમને માળવે દૂર નથી.
  • જમવા આવજો, હાલ્લાં ફૂટી ગયાં.
  • જમ વગર છોકરાં ન મરે.
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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