બેઠક Bethak

માણસની ઓળમાં નહીં તેને શું કહેવું.

māṇasanī ōḷamāṁ nahīṁ tēnē śuṁ kahēvuṁ.

Literally
What can be said to one who is not even in the category of humans?
What it means
It is useless to argue with or expect decent behavior from someone who lacks basic humanity or manners.

Also said as

  • માણસમાં લેવાય કે વગડામાં લેવાય.
  • માણસમાં ચાડીઓ, ને જાનવરમાં હાડીઓ.
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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