બેઠક Bethak

ખેંચ જાણે, જાણે ખાંચ, તેને ન આવે ઊની આંચ.

khēṁca jāṇē, jāṇē khāṁca, tēnē na āvē ūnī āṁca.

Literally
He who knows the pull and knows the recess suffers no heat stroke.
What it means
One who understands all intricacies and risks of a situation will remain unharmed.

Also said as

  • ખાંકુ ધાર વિના, ધર ગાર (લીંપ્યા) વિના.
  • ખાંભી થાય તા ભલે, પગ પાછો પરઠવાનો નહીં.
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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