બેઠક Bethak

“વીજળી થઈ ઈશાની, ને રૂપીઆની કાયળી વીસારી.”

“vījaḷī thaī īśānī, nē rūpīānī kāyaḷī vīsārī.”

Literally
Lightning in the North-East, and the purse of rupees is forgotten.
What it means
Lightning in the North-East is a reliable sign of impending rain.

Also said as

  • ઈશાની વીજળી સારાં ચિન્હ સૂચક છે.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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