બેઠક Bethak

સુંઠ સુંઠ તો ભુપતસિંહની મા ખાઈ ગઈ, હવે તો કાચાં રહ્યાં છે.

suṁṭha suṁṭha tō bhupatasiṁhanī mā khāī gaī, havē tō kācāṁ rahyāṁ chē.

Literally
Bhupatsinh's mother ate all the dry ginger, now only the raw ones remain.
What it means
Said when the best part of something has already been consumed or exhausted, leaving only the inferior remnants.

Also said as

  • રસકસ ચુસાઈ ગયો છે, હવે ક્યા રહ્યા છે.
  • હવે કશો સ્વાદ રહ્યો નથી, મજે હતી તે ઊડી ગઈ.
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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