બેઠક Bethak

વખત જોઇ વાત કરવી, ને મોહ જોઇ ટીલું કરવું.

vakhata jōi vāta karavī, nē mōha jōi ṭīluṁ karavuṁ.

Literally
Speak after seeing the time, and apply the tilak after seeing the face.
What it means
One should adapt their behavior and speech according to the context and the person they are dealing with.
કહેવત સમુદાય (Kahevat Samuday) · 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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