બેઠક Bethak

પાની મીલે ન આપકું, ઓર ન બક્ષત ક્ષીર;

pānī mīlē na āpakuṁ, ōra na bakṣata kṣīra;

Literally
You do not get water for yourself, yet you promise to give milk to others.
What it means
Said of someone who cannot even manage their own basic needs but boasts of providing grand help to others.

Also said as

  • આપન મન નિશ્ચલ નહીં, ઓર બંધાવત ધીર.
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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