બેઠક Bethak

સૌ ગયાં સગે વગે, વહુ રલાં ઉસે પગે.

sau gayāṁ sagē vagē, vahu ralāṁ usē pagē.

Literally
Everyone went their own way, and the daughter-in-law was left standing on one leg.
What it means
When a crisis hits, everyone looks out for themselves, leaving the most vulnerable person to suffer alone.

Also said as

  • સૌ પોત પોતાના ઠુંસા ઉપર ધૂળ વાળે.
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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