બેઠક Bethak

જર થોડા, સ્નેહ ઘણા, તું શું મારીશ પારધી. વણ માર્યા મુઆં.

jara thōḍā, snēha ghaṇā, tuṁ śuṁ mārīśa pāradhī. vaṇa māryā muāṁ.

Literally
Little wealth, much love; what will you shoot, hunter? We are already dead without being shot.
What it means
People who are already overwhelmed by poverty and deep emotional bonds do not need external threats to ruin them; they are already vulnerable.

Also said as

  • જવાન સાસુ મરે નહીં, ને વહુના દહાડા વળે નહીં.
  • જવાસા જેવું કાઈ અડેખું નહીં.
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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