બેઠક Bethak

કોળીઆનું માર્યું નીચું જુવે, ડાંગનું માર્યું ઉંચું જુવે.

kōḷīānuṁ māryuṁ nīcuṁ juvē, ḍāṁganuṁ māryuṁ uṁcuṁ juvē.

Literally
He who is hit by a Koli looks down, he who is hit by a club looks up.
What it means
The reaction to an insult or injury depends on the status of the person who inflicted it.

Also said as

  • મહો ખાય ને આંખ લાજે.
  • આઈ વહાલી કે ખાઈ વહાલી.
  • પેટમાં જેનું અન્ન પચ્યું, તે કાક કાળે ફળદાયક.
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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