બેઠક Bethak

મેવાળાને શેરડો ન જાણે ને મારું નામ પગી.

mēvāḷānē śēraḍō na jāṇē nē māruṁ nāma pagī.

Literally
Not knowing the lane to Mewar, yet calling oneself a tracker.
What it means
Said of an ignorant pretender who boasts of expertise in a subject he knows nothing about.

Also said as

  • અલ્પ જ્ઞાન, અતિશય હાણુ.
  • જુલાબ આપી જાણે, એટલે વૈદ થયા.
  • ઊંટવૈદું કરી જાણે ને વૈદ કહેવાયા.
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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