બેઠક Bethak

રાવણને લંકા ને બ્રાહ્મણને વાછડી.

rāvaṇanē laṁkā nē brāhmaṇanē vāchaḍī.

Literally
Ravana to Lanka and the Brahmin to the calf.
What it means
Everyone has their own specific attachments or desires that define their life.

Also said as

  • ગરીબને ઝુંપડું ને રાજાને મહેલ.
  • દોહરો—બમણી ગઈ બછડી, રાવણકી ગઈ લંક;
  • દોનું દુઃખ સમાન હે, ઓ રાવ ઓ રંક.
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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