બેઠક Bethak

હુનર ભટ મનોર ભટ, લાવે ઘાસના ભારા;

hunara bhaṭa manōra bhaṭa, lāvē ghāsanā bhārā;

Literally
Hunar Bhat and Manor Bhat, bringing bundles of grass;
What it means
People with grand titles who end up performing menial, low-status tasks.

Also said as

  • રેતાં છોકરાને હાલે ગાય, તે ગોર અમારા.
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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