બેઠક Bethak

પશુ ઘડતાં નર ઘડ્યો, ભુલે સિંગ અરૂ પુંછ;

paśu ghaḍatāṁ nara ghaḍyō, bhulē siṁga arū puṁcha;

Literally
While shaping a beast, he shaped a man, forgetting the horns and tail;
What it means
A person who lacks devotion, intellect, or moral values is no better than a beast, differing only by the lack of horns and a tail.

Also said as

  • તુલસી પ્રભુજી ભક્તિ બિન, ધિક્ ડાઢી ધિક્ મુછ.
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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