બેઠક Bethak

કોળીઆનું માથું નીચું જુવે, ડાંગનું માથું ઊંચું જુવે.

kōḷīānuṁ māthuṁ nīcuṁ juvē, ḍāṁganuṁ māthuṁ ūṁcuṁ juvē.

Literally
The head of a morsel looks down, while the head of a stick looks up.
What it means
Taking someone's food or hospitality makes a person humble and indebted to them.

Also said as

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