બેઠક Bethak

માણસકું કસનેકુ કસોટી હે, રજપુતકુ કસનેકુ અપીમકી ગોટી હે, ગવૈએકુ કસનેકુ રાગ ઝીંઝોટી હે, ગમારકુ કસનેકુ લાંગકી લેટી હે.

māṇasakuṁ kasanēku kasōṭī hē, rajaputaku kasanēku apīmakī gōṭī hē, gavaiēku kasanēku rāga jhīṁjhōṭī hē, gamāraku kasanēku lāṁgakī lēṭī hē.

Literally
To test a man there is a touchstone, to test a Rajput there is a pill of opium, to test a singer there is the raga Jhinjhoti, to test a fool there is a staff of wood.
What it means
Different types of people require different methods or challenges to test their true nature and capability.

Also said as

  • માણસકું કસનેકુ કસોટી હે,
  • રજપુતકુ કસનેકુ અપીમકી ગોટી હે,
  • ગવૈએકુ કસનેકુ રાગ ઝીંઝોટી હે,
  • ગમારકુ કસનેકુ લાંગકી લેટી હે.
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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