બેઠક Bethak

જન્મના જોગીદાસ ને નામ પાડ્યું ભીખારીદાસ.

janmanā jōgīdāsa nē nāma pāḍyuṁ bhīkhārīdāsa.

Literally
Jogidas by birth and named Bhikharidas.
What it means
A person's name does not always reflect their true nature or circumstances.

Also said as

  • મીઆં ક્યું રાતે હે? તો કહે, બંદકી શીકલ ઐસીજ હે.
  • જણસે આયે બાલ, તબસે એઈ હવાલ.
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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