બેઠક Bethak

કોઠ ભણતર નિશાળમાં મૂકીને આવે.

kōṭha bhaṇatara niśāḷamāṁ mūkīnē āvē.

Literally
One leaves their school learning at the school.
What it means
Said of someone who fails to apply their education or knowledge in practical life.

Also said as

  • સમે વરતે સાવધાન.
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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