બેઠક Bethak

જે વરસે હસ્ત, તો પાકે અઢારે વસ્ત.

jē varasē hasta, tō pākē aḍhārē vasta.

Literally
If it rains in Hasta, then eighteen types of crops will ripen.
What it means
Late monsoon rain is essential for a diverse and successful harvest.

Also said as

  • હાથીઆ વરસે હાર, તો આખું વરસ પાર.
  • જે વરસે હાથીઆ, તો મેતીએ પુરાય સાથીઆ.
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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