બેઠક Bethak

જોડકણું—મુલ્તાનકે મલજી, દિલ્હીકે લાલા,

jōḍakaṇuṁ—multānakē malajī, dilhīkē lālā,

Literally
Rhyme—Malji of Multan, Lala of Delhi, Bhaisaab of Surat: all of these are beggars.
What it means
External titles and grand pretensions do not alter the fact that someone lives on charity.

Also said as

  • સુરતકે ભાઈસાબ, એ સબ ભીખ મંગને વાલા.
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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