બેઠક Bethak

પાંચ પાંડવા એકલા, સામે ખત્રિ સમાજ;

pāṁca pāṁḍavā ēkalā, sāmē khatri samāja;

Literally
Five Pandavas alone, against the Kshatriya society; if there was no support of Krishna, they would not have gained the kingdom.
What it means
Divine or powerful support is essential for overcoming great odds.

Also said as

  • હોત ન વગ જો કૃષ્ણની, તો પામત નહીં રાજ.
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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