બેઠક Bethak

સરગવામાં શેકટા, ને વનફળમાં લીંબીણી;

saragavāmāṁ śēkaṭā, nē vanaphaḷamāṁ līṁbīṇī;

Literally
Drumstick among drumstick trees, and neem-berry among wild fruits;
What it means
Lists items considered the most bitter, inferior, or worthless of their kind.

Also said as

  • ચોપગામાં ગધેડા, ને નાગામાં જુવો તો કાળી.
  • સર્પ બાંડા કરવા.
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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