બેઠક Bethak

લોકની લાજે, કે હૈયાની દાઝે.

lōkanī lājē, kē haiyānī dājhē.

Literally
Out of shame before people, or out of heartburn in the chest.
What it means
Said when an action is performed either to maintain public reputation or out of deep personal grief and compulsion.

Also said as

  • લોકની લાજે, કે હૈયાની દાઝે.
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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