બેઠક Bethak

“વીજળી થઈ ઈશાની, ને રૂપીઆની કાથળી વીસારી.”

“vījaḷī thaī īśānī, nē rūpīānī kāthaḷī vīsārī.”

Literally
"Lightning flashed in the northeast, and the bag of rupees was forgotten."
What it means
Lightning in the northeast promises such abundant rainfall that financial worries vanish.

Also said as

  • ઈશાની વીજળી સારાં ચિન્હ સૂચક છે.
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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