બેઠક Bethak

કજીઆનું મૂળ હાંસી, રોગનું મૂળ ખાંસી.

kajīānuṁ mūḷa hāṁsī, rōganuṁ mūḷa khāṁsī.

Literally
The root of a quarrel is laughter, the root of a disease is a cough.
What it means
Joking often leads to serious conflict, just as a small cough can signal a deeper illness.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Bitter jest is the poison of friendship.Slanders in jest often prove serious injuries.

Also said as

  • હસવામાંથી ખસવું થાય.
  • બહુ હસે તે બહુ રેશવાને.
  • મશ્કરીની ખસકરી.
  • મશ્કરીના ઠઠ્ઠા થાય.
  • ઠઠ્ઠાબાછ, તે ડંડાબાછ.
  • હસવું રમવું હદમાં હોય.
  • હસતાં રમતાં દહાડા જાય, ને ખીજે તેનું નખોદ જાય.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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