બેઠક Bethak

સમુદ્ર છે, કાંઈ પાંચ બેહેડ ખૂટે નહીં.

samudra chē, kāṁī pāṁca bēhēḍa khūṭē nahīṁ.

Literally
It is an ocean, it will not run dry by taking five pots of water.
What it means
A vast resource or extremely wealthy person will not be depleted by minor expenses or charity.

Also said as

  • સમુદ્ર માઝા કે મર્યાદા મૂકે નહીં.
  • સમુદ્ર છલકે નહીં.
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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