બેઠક Bethak

વાંસના કજીઆમાં વન બળે.

vāṁsanā kajīāmāṁ vana baḷē.

Literally
In the clash of bamboo stalks, the whole forest burns.
What it means
Said when a quarrel between two powerful individuals escalates and destroys the entire community.

Also said as

  • વૃદ્ધ થયે ને વંધ્યું મન, ઉચાટ ટળ્યા જે ખુટ્યું ધન.
  • વ્યાજખોરના ઘરમાં નાણું નહીં, ને વાંઝીઆને ઘેર ટાણું નહીં.
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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