બેઠક Bethak

ગાય બકરાના વાડા, સિંહના વાડા હોય નહીં.

gāya bakarānā vāḍā, siṁhanā vāḍā hōya nahīṁ.

Literally
There are cow and goat pens, there are no lion pens.
What it means
Great or powerful individuals cannot be confined or controlled by ordinary rules.

Also said as

  • સિંહને સંગાય નહીં.
  • મહાત્માને મહ નહીં.
  • ખરા સંત તે રમતા રામ.
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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