બેઠક Bethak

પાંચ પટેલ ને છકા દાણભાઈ.

pāṁca paṭēla nē chakā dāṇabhāī.

Literally
Five headmen and six tax-collectors.
What it means
Said when there are more bosses and officials giving orders than there are people to do the work.

Also said as

  • પાંતીના ભાગ, પેટ દુઃખતે પણ ખાવા પડે.
  • પાનડે પાણી પાય છે.
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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