બેઠક Bethak

ખાય ન્યામત, પડે લ્યાનત.

khāya nyāmata, paḍē lyānata.

Literally
He eats delicacies, but receives curses.
What it means
Said of someone who enjoys luxury or benefits but is constantly criticized, disgraced, or cursed by others.

Also said as

  • ખાય વે ધાય.
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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