બેઠક Bethak

મૃગશર ન વાયા વાયરા, આદ્રા ન વુઠા મેહ;

mr̥gaśara na vāyā vāyarā, ādrā na vuṭhā mēha;

Literally
No winds blew in Mrigashira, no rain fell in Ardra.
What it means
Said when crucial seasonal weather patterns fail, bringing widespread agricultural distress.

Also said as

  • જોબન ન જાયા બેટડા, ત્રણે હાર્યા તેહ.
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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