બેઠક Bethak

પટેલે માર્યા કુત્તા, તો મીયાંએ માર્યા ઘેટા;

paṭēlē māryā kuttā, tō mīyāṁē māryā ghēṭā;

Literally
If the Patel killed dogs, then the Miya killed sheep;
What it means
Said of people who try to match or outdo each other's foolish or petty actions.

Also said as

  • કાઈકાઈકી બાત કરે, વે ગામ સારેકા બેટા.
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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