બેઠક Bethak

દોહરો—ખેતી, પાંતી, વિનતી, પુઠનકી ખંજવાર;

dōharō—khētī, pāṁtī, vinatī, puṭhanakī khaṁjavāra;

Literally
Farming, partnership, supplication, and scratching of the back; these are not done by others, doing them oneself is best.
What it means
Certain tasks, such as farming or personal requests, must be performed personally to be successful.

Also said as

  • એતાં નહીં પરથડે, આપકરનમેં સાર.
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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