બેઠક Bethak

બ્રાહ્મણ કીધા જમવા, ભવાયા કીધા રમવા;

brāhmaṇa kīdhā jamavā, bhavāyā kīdhā ramavā;

Literally
Brahmins were made for feasting, folk-actors were made for performing;
What it means
Everyone has a specific, socially designated role or destiny to fulfill.

Also said as

  • કાળી કીધા લુટવા, ને રાંડી રાંડા કીધી કુટવા.
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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