બેઠક Bethak

ડેરે ડેરે મીર. સખી ઠાકોર અથવા શેઠ.

ḍērē ḍērē mīra. sakhī ṭhākōra athavā śēṭha.

Literally
In every tent a lord.
What it means
Not everyone can be a leader; there must be followers.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
All men cannot be masters.

Also said as

  • બધા પાલખીએ બેસે, ત્યારે ઉપાડનાર કાણ?
  • હું રાણી, તું રાણી, કાણ ભરે આ બેહેડે પાણી?
  • સૌ ઘોડે ચડે, ત્યારે આગળ દોડે કાણ?
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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