બેઠક Bethak

ચંપા હું મુલતાનકા, ઉત્તમ મેરી જાત;

caṁpā huṁ mulatānakā, uttama mērī jāta;

Literally
I am the champa of Multan, my caste is noble.
What it means
A proud assertion of one's high lineage and intrinsic worth despite being avoided or misunderstood by others.

Also said as

  • ભમરકે મન કપટ બસે, પાસ કહુ નહીં આત.
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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