બેઠક Bethak

માથું સોંપ્યા પછી નાકકાતની અધીર શી?

māthuṁ sōṁpyā pachī nākakātanī adhīra śī?

Literally
After handing over the head, why be impatient about the nose?
What it means
Once you have committed to a major risk, there is no point in worrying about the minor consequences.

Also said as

  • ચોટલી સોંપ્યા પછી ફાંફાં શાં મારવાં?
  • ગળા સુધી ઊંડા ઊતર્યા પછી બીજાને શો દોષ દેવા?
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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