બેઠક Bethak

પહોંચ્યા મૂકીને હાથ ચાટવો.

pahōṁcyā mūkīnē hātha cāṭavō.

Literally
Leaving what is reached to lick the hand.
What it means
Do not lose what you have by chasing something uncertain.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Also said as

  • માને મૂકીને મીનીને હાથ ધાવે?
  • સરાને પાણી રહ્યા, આબ ખાબ કરતા મર ગયા.
  • હાથ મૂકીને પાણી ચાટવી.
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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