બેઠક Bethak

કહેતા હું કહે જાત હું, કહા બજાઊં ઢોલ;

kahētā huṁ kahē jāta huṁ, kahā bajāūṁ ḍhōla;

Literally
I keep telling you, I go on telling you, should I beat a drum to say it?
What it means
An urgent warning or advice that is being repeatedly given but ignored by the listener.

Also said as

  • શ્વાસા ખાલી જાત હય, તીન લોકકા મેલ.
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

Heard it differently, or know we've got the sense wrong? Tell us — that is exactly the kind of correction this needs.

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