બેઠક Bethak

ગાડીવાન, ગધેવાન, દરવાન, સરવાન.

gāḍīvāna, gadhēvāna, daravāna, saravāna.

Literally
The carriage-driver, the donkey-driver, the gatekeeper, the camel-driver.
What it means
These classes of servants are notoriously difficult, stubborn, or untrustworthy to deal with.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
The dog in the manger.

Also said as

  • ગાડે ચહડીને આવ્યું છે.
  • ગંછાનો કુતરો ખાય નહીં ને ખાવા દે નહીં.
  • ગામ તેવા ગૌત્રજ, ને દેવ તેવી પૂજા.
  • ગામ ગયું સુતું જાગે.
  • ગામ ગયે સૌ તુત જાગે. ગામ ગયા સૌ કામ જાગે.
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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