બેઠક Bethak

સાઠેદરા વાંકી પાઘડીએ, ઘોડે ચઢી જાય ચાકરી, જમે દાયરીએ.

sāṭhēdarā vāṁkī pāghaḍīē, ghōḍē caḍhī jāya cākarī, jamē dāyarīē.

Literally
The Sathedara with a crooked turban goes to service on horseback and dines in the assembly.
What it means
Said of someone who maintains a highly dignified, proud, and aristocratic lifestyle despite being in service.
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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