બેઠક Bethak

ઉદરનિમિત્ત બહુકૃતવેષા.

udaranimitta bahukr̥tavēṣā.

Literally
Many disguises for the sake of the stomach.
What it means
People will adopt various roles or behaviors just to earn a living.

Also said as

  • ઉધાર વગર લાભ નહીં, ને મરણ વગર ડાલ નહીં.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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