બેઠક Bethak

ખીરમાં ભેળી સાકર, દૂધમાં ભેળી ખાંડ;

khīramāṁ bhēḷī sākara, dūdhamāṁ bhēḷī khāṁḍa;

Literally
Sugar mixed in milk, candy mixed in milk.
What it means
Like attracts like.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Like to like.

Also said as

  • તું જાતકી કંચની, હમ જાતકે ભાંડ.
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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