બેઠક Bethak

કાગા વહાલું કુંભ જળ, સ્ત્રીને વહાલી વાત;

kāgā vahāluṁ kuṁbha jaḷa, strīnē vahālī vāta;

Literally
Water in a pot is dear to a crow, and gossip is dear to a woman.
What it means
Different beings have different inherent preferences and pleasures.

Also said as

  • બ્રાહ્મણને ભોજન વહાલું, ગધા વહાલી લાત.
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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