બેઠક Bethak

ખાવાનું મળ્યું એટલે બધાં દુઃખ વીસર્‍યાં.

khāvānuṁ maḷyuṁ ēṭalē badhāṁ duḥkha vīsar‍yāṁ.

Literally
Once food was found, all sorrows were forgotten.
What it means
Basic needs being met can make people forget their deeper troubles.

Also said as

  • અનેનાં તો તનેનાં.
  • અન્ન સમા પ્રાણ.
  • પેટમાં પડી ખીચડી, ભવનાં દુઃખ વીસરી.
  • પેટમાં ન મળે રોટીઆં, સબ ખાતાં ખોટીઆં.
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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