બેઠક Bethak

ગુરતા લઘુતા પુરષણી, આશ્રયવાસતે હોય;

guratā laghutā puraṣaṇī, āśrayavāsatē hōya;

Literally
Greatness and smallness of a person depend on their shelter;
What it means
One's perceived stature or importance is determined by the context or company they keep, just as an elephant looks huge in a herd but small in a mirror.

Also said as

  • કરી વૃંદમેં વિધસો, દર્પનમેં લઘુ સોય.
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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