બેઠક Bethak

નદી કિનારે રુખડાં, વણ સીંચ્યાં સીંચાય;

nadī kinārē rukhaḍāṁ, vaṇa sīṁcyāṁ sīṁcāya;

Literally
Trees on the riverbank are watered without being watered.
What it means
Those who live near sources of abundance or under the patronage of the powerful thrive effortlessly.

Also said as

  • જે ન સીંચે એક દીન, તે મૂળ સમૂળાં જાય.
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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