બેઠક Bethak

સારે તોએ ટેઢીઓ, થોડા તોપણ ગરાસ;

sārē tōē ṭēḍhīō, thōḍā tōpaṇa garāsa;

Literally
Even if good, he is crooked; even if little, it is still land-holding;
What it means
Inherited land or status, however small, holds permanent value, just as family relations remain significant despite their flaws.

Also said as

  • કમૂળ તોએ દીકરા, મીઠી તોએ છાસ.
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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