બેઠક Bethak

કાળ પડે ત્યારે કાદરા મોંધા, ને તડ પડે ત્યારે રાંકાં મોંધા.

kāḷa paḍē tyārē kādarā mōṁdhā, nē taḍa paḍē tyārē rāṁkāṁ mōṁdhā.

Literally
When there is a famine, Kadra (coarse grain) is expensive, and when there is a crack, Ranka (poor people) are expensive.
What it means
In times of crisis, even the most basic things become unaffordable.

Also said as

  • કાળા માથાનુ માનવી, ચાહે તે કરે.
  • કાળી તો ખરી, પણ કામણગારી.
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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