બેઠક Bethak

પુંઠ પાદશાહની.

puṁṭha pādaśāhanī.

Literally
The back of the king.
What it means
Great people ignore the criticism of those beneath them.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
The moon does not heed the barking of dogs.

Also said as

  • પાદશાહનું પણ પરપુંઠે ખુરું ખોલાય.
  • હાથી પાછળ ઘણાં કુતરાં ભસે છે.
  • પુંઠે ખોલાયલું ગણવું નહીં.
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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