બેઠક Bethak

શાક બગડ્યું તેનો દિવસ બગડ્યો.

śāka bagaḍyuṁ tēnō divasa bagaḍyō.

Literally
If the vegetable dish is ruined, the day is ruined.
What it means
Warns that a bad start or a spoiled essential part ruins the outcome of the entire endeavor or period.

Also said as

  • અથાણું બગડ્યું તેનું વર્ષ બગડ્યું.
  • આયડી બગડી તેનો ભવ બગડ્યો.
  • જીવાની બગડી તેનું જીવતર બગડ્યું.
  • દીકરો બગડ્યો તેનું કુળ બગડ્યું.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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