બેઠક Bethak

ખાવાનું મળ્યું એટલે બધાં દુઃખ વીસર્યાં.

khāvānuṁ maḷyuṁ ēṭalē badhāṁ duḥkha vīsaryāṁ.

Literally
Once food is received, all sorrows are forgotten.
What it means
Satisfying basic hunger instantly brings relief and makes one forget past hardships.

Also said as

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