બેઠક Bethak

પ્યાસા ચાહે જલ પાનકું, થકા ચાહે છાંય;

pyāsā cāhē jala pānakuṁ, thakā cāhē chāṁya;

Literally
The thirsty desires to drink water, the tired desires shade.
What it means
People naturally seek out what comforts and sustains them in times of need.

Also said as

  • હમ ચાહત તુમ મીલનકું, લંબી કરકર બાંય.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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