બેઠક Bethak

સુંઠ સુંઠ તો ભુપતસિંહની મા ખાઈ ગઈ, હવે તો ફાચાં રહ્યા છે.

suṁṭha suṁṭha tō bhupatasiṁhanī mā khāī gaī, havē tō phācāṁ rahyā chē.

Literally
Bhupatsinh's mother ate up all the ginger, and now only husk remains.
What it means
Said when all the substance or pleasure has been exhausted and only useless remnants are left.

Also said as

  • રસકસ ચુસાઈ ગયો છે, હવે કુચા રહ્યા છે.
  • હવે કશા સ્વાદ રહ્યો નથી, મજે હતી તે ઉડી ગઈ.
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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