બેઠક Bethak

બિન પિંગલ કવિતા રચે, ઓર ગીતા બિન ગ્યાન;

bina piṁgala kavitā racē, ōra gītā bina gyāna;

Literally
Writing poetry without prosody, and reciting the Gita without knowledge.
What it means
Attempting to perform a specialized task without mastering its fundamental rules is foolish and futile.

Also said as

  • ફાક વિના જે રતી કરે, સો નર પશુ સમાન.
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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