બેઠક Bethak

પાદવાની પ્રાપ્તિ નહીં, ને ગેલંદાજ થવું.

pādavānī prāpti nahīṁ, nē gēlaṁdāja thavuṁ.

Literally
Having no ability to pass wind, yet pretending to be a cannoneer.
What it means
Ridiculous boasting by someone who lacks even the most basic capabilities.

Also said as

  • પાન ખાઈને પણી થયાં.
  • પાનુ ફરે ને સોનું ઝરે.
  • પાનાં પથરાય નહીં, ને ધૂળ ખવાય નહીં.
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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