બેઠક Bethak

ખટ રસ ખાતે ખાય, પણ ખવરાવી જાણે નહીં;

khaṭa rasa khātē khāya, paṇa khavarāvī jāṇē nahīṁ;

Literally
He eats food of six flavors, but does not know how to feed others;
What it means
Condemns a selfish person who enjoys luxuries himself but refuses to share or show hospitality to others.

Also said as

  • દીઠે સિંહ ધરાય, તે દુર્જન શા કામના?
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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