બેઠક Bethak

મસ્તાને હાથી, પોતાને હાથે પોતાના માથા ઉપર ધૂળ નાંખે છે.

mastānē hāthī, pōtānē hāthē pōtānā māthā upara dhūḷa nāṁkhē chē.

Literally
An intoxicated elephant throws dust on its own head with its own trunk.
What it means
A foolish or arrogant person brings ruin and disgrace upon themselves by their own actions.

Also said as

  • મસ્તાને સાંઢ માટી ઉછાળે.
  • મસાણથી સૌ પાછા વળે, પણ ભેગા ન મળે.
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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