બેઠક Bethak

ઘરના કામે બાદશાહ ગુલામ.

gharanā kāmē bādaśāha gulāma.

Literally
For household chores, an emperor is a slave.
What it means
Everyone, regardless of their high status or power, must humble themselves and do menial work when it comes to their own home.

Also said as

  • ઘરના ગાં— અને ઘરની ચલમ, મારે ફાવે તેમ દમ, પુલી પુલી બને
  • જડાલમ, આગળ જાગશે કાઈ જમ, ત્યારે થશે ખાલીખ્મ.
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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