બેઠક Bethak

નારી પૂછત સુમકું, કહાંસે બદન મલીન; કહાં ગાંઠસે ગીર પક્ષો, કહાં કાઉકું દીન.

nārī pūchata sumakuṁ, kahāṁsē badana malīna; kahāṁ gāṁṭhasē gīra pakṣō, kahāṁ kāukuṁ dīna.

Literally
The woman asks the miser: why is your face so dark? Did money fall from your purse, or did you give something to someone?
What it means
A miser looks deeply distressed whenever any thought of spending or losing money arises.

Also said as

  • નારી પૂછત સુમકું, કહાંસે બદન મલીન;
  • કહાં ગાંઠસે ગીર પક્ષો, કહાં કાઉકું દીન.
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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