બેઠક Bethak

રાંડીરાંડને પગે પડી, તો કહે હું જેવી તું થજે.

rāṁḍīrāṁḍanē pagē paḍī, tō kahē huṁ jēvī tuṁ thajē.

Literally
Fell at the feet of the widow, she said, may you become like me.
What it means
Be careful who you seek blessings from, as they may wish their own misfortune upon you.

Also said as

  • સાચુને પગે પડી, તો કહે ધાર્યા તેવાં ઠરજે ને બાળ્યાં તેવાં બળજે.
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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